Also, if you cross a checkpoint in Xinjiang, and there are lots of them, you’ll likely have your phone checked and be asked to delete disharmonious images by the armed guards at them.
And please forgive me if being forced to dance, have your culture commodified, and be an exotic other for Han men’s gaze and touch doesn’t fill me with vim and joy for the state of Kashgar.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/2/china-targets-friendly-media-diplomats-to-tell-story-of-xinjiang
Also, if you cross a checkpoint in Xinjiang, and there are lots of them, you’ll likely have your phone checked and be asked to delete disharmonious images by the armed guards at them.
And please forgive me if being forced to dance, have your culture commodified, and be an exotic other for Han men’s gaze and touch doesn’t fill me with vim and joy for the state of Kashgar.