Conversations with Peter Boghossian Uncovering China's Oppression & Genocide of Uyghurs | Salih Hudayar
Dec 10, 2025
Salih Hudayar, a politician and advocate for Uyghur independence, sheds light on the harrowing plight of the Uyghur people in China. He delves into the history of ethnic conflict, detailing mass internment and human rights abuses. The discussion touches on the geopolitical ramifications of Uyghur oppression and the silence from the global community. Hudayar critiques both the left's inaction and the Chinese Communist Party's tactics to suppress dissent. He emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and accountability in the fight for Uyghur sovereignty.
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Uyghur People Face Systemic Oppression
- Salih Hudayar states Uyghurs are an ethnically Turkic native people of East Turkestan and face genocide, internment, and mass enslavement by China.
- He claims hundreds of thousands are killed via organ harvesting and millions are in forced labor producing global consumer goods.
Resource And Geopolitics Drive Repression
- Hudayar explains China targets Uyghurs because East Turkestan holds massive energy reserves and strategic value for the Belt and Road Initiative.
- He argues China views Uyghurs as a security threat to control over those resources and infrastructure projects.
Ideological Sympathy Explains Western Silence
- Hudayar says the political left largely ignores Uyghur genocide because they view the Chinese Communist Party as ideologically aligned or benevolent.
- He characterizes China as an authoritarian empire that uses fascist methods under Xi Jinping to suppress Turkic peoples.