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[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

For those wondering, Xinjiang, the province controlled by China where the Uyghurs are is named similarly. It literally means “new frontier” in Mandarin.

Many Uyghurs prefer the name East Turkestan. (But ofc thats heavily repressed by the CCP).