On the contrary, once arrested the Han people are generally prosecuted to the full extent of the law as opposed to minority groups who gets off much much easier. With that in mind, we have to realize that the police are mostly Han and they are also human, so they might not go after every vigilante they see after the terrifying events of July 5th.
I empathize with their feelings of being surrounded, but to be honest they don't know real hardship because the government pampers them. The truth is there are people living in far worse conditions in China, and still the government prioritize minority groups above others.
Uighurs have every right to practice their own customs, they can speak their language in the public and no one will stop them or reproach them. On the contrary, I still see some North Americans who would walk up to Chinese people speaking Chinese on the streets and say "Speak English".
As it stands the Chinese government supports all minority culture as long as it respects basic human needs and has no political elements. Uighurs do have their own cultural schools where they can teach their young, but the problem is that's all they teach, and that's not going to help them much when they are a minority.
For example, I live beside a Jewish school, I can go inside and speak English with any one of the students and we would communicate perfectly fine. However, if I went into an Uighur school in China I would be amazed if more than 20% of the students can speak fluent Mandarin.
Their cultural school does not teach them how to survive in a modern world, no language fluency, no practical skill = no job, no income, in North America we call those people bums, but when the same kind of people appear in China, North Americans call them freedom fighters.
It is easy for other people to feel bitterness against the Han people, Hans come from the most intensive competition for survival simply because of their vast population, so they can endure hardships no other people can. As a result, they can prevail in situations where others falter, this gives the false impression Hans are privileged, and create cultural bitterness.
For example, in the gold rush period, Han people were sometimes defaulted the worst possible locations when no Caucasian man wants it. Because of the stoic nature of Han people, they were able to make a decent living off of those gold sites where no white man could, this resulted in much bitterness.(Source can be found from any North American high school History text book)
Minority events on holidays occasions are over represented compared to their population, minority students in Universities are also over represented, but the Uighur population as a whole does not want to be part of a greater society.
I can say that the Chinese government has tried to appease the minority groups through pretty much any means within reason. Most likely anything you can think of has either been considered or tried, but people will always find things to complain about.
When I see these events, I just want to shout out in frustration, WHY ARE PEOPLE NEVER SATISFIED?
A split second I always scold myself for my naivety, the answer is constantly staring at me in my face......
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ffI think the Canadians are due to pull out soon so maybe that will happen before you get rotated over there. I also read from other sources that the army gear is in serious need of maintenance, and as a fighting force, approaching battle fatigue.
