HOME | DD

Description
A flag for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region , a Muslim-majority region in northwest China. (China looks like a chicken and Xinjiang is its tail.)

Although this design is most directly based on the Turkish flag, it contains the five stars from the Chinese flag arranged in the shape of a shooting star, symbolizing wishful thinking and the region's connection to China. Red here has a dual meaning: in Turkic mythology, it represents the west; in Chinese culture , it symbolizes happiness and good fortune.

My position on Xinjiang: I am appalled that the PRC is not giving Xinjiang's Muslim population the religious freedom they deserve. However, I do not support independence as it could result in the creation of an Islamist state or ethnic cleansing of Han Chinese (who represent 41% of the region's population). In addition, independence might actually be a minority opinion even within Xinjiang. We don't know.

Description
A flag for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region , a Muslim-majority region in northwest China. (China looks like a chicken and Xinjiang is its tail.)

Although this design is most directly based on the Turkish flag, it contains the five stars from the Chinese flag arranged in the shape of a shooting star, symbolizing wishful thinking and the region's connection to China. Red here has a dual meaning: in Turkic mythology, it represents the west; in Chinese culture , it symbolizes happiness and good fortune.

My position on Xinjiang: I am appalled that the PRC is not giving Xinjiang's Muslim population the religious freedom they deserve. However, I do not support independence as it could result in the creation of an Islamist state or ethnic cleansing of Han Chinese (who represent 41% of the region's population). In addition, independence might actually be a minority opinion even within Xinjiang. We don't know.