East Turkestan

East Turkestan is the homeland of the Turkic speaking Uyghurs and located in the Central Asia, next to Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The area is famous for the Silk Road where Eastern and Western culture were interacted, and now called "Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region" in China. 

East Turkestan has its long history and was an independent country. But in 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army troops marched into the area and the country was forced to join China. 

After the annexation, the area became the test site of nuclear weapons. More than 45 nuclear tests were held and the radioactivities had killed a large number of people there. Moreover, the Chinese government set "Family Planning" rule and under the law, millions of women are forced to get abortion. East Turkistan people have been suffering severe oppression of Chinese government for a long time. Many countries know the facts, but they, including Japan, can't claim the violation of human rights because they are afraid of Chinese government. 
If you have time, please check World Uyghur Congress. 

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