At the same time, I also encountered East Asians (Indians) living in Turkey who were pretending to be “Uyghurs” – running “Chinese Restaurants” (that sold Turkish kebabs and German beer). Local Turks told us the government was behind this charade (the US at the time had switched from accusing China of Human Rights violations in Tibet – to doing the same in Xinjiang). This policy continues today – as can be seen through the antics of the Kurdish-racist (former NBA player) “Enes Kanter” (this homophobe accuses China of oppressing the Uyghurs – and Turkey of oppressing the Kurds, etc). Meanwhile, on China’s border, a BJP-India continues a decades-old policy of “pretending” it owns territory its military could never occupy, hold, or gain – and it does this by laughingly giving these areas “Indian-sounding” names on maps. Some way or another, the youth need to develop a robust self-reliance that is both flexible enough to evolve – whilst also being firm enough not to be dislodged from a correct ideological trajectory. There must also be the capacity to learn from mistakes and recover from external blows. Perhaps easier said than done – but necessary nonetheless.
