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Falsifier Wang Lequen (3)
Wang Lequen also commented on
the economic situation in Eastern Turkistan and the
overall people’s well-being: “The average income per
capita in Xinjiang reached 7,450 Yuan per annum.”
The figures mentioned by Wang Lequen are not
representative since they do not count the income gap
between salaries of village farmers and city
inhabitants, between Uyghur and Chinese citizens.
Nearly 98% of the Chinese population of Eastern
Turkistan live in cities and towns, whereas about 90%
of Uyghurs live in rural areas.
There is a great difference between incomes of the town
and village dwellers. In year 2000 the average annual
income of city inhabitants was close 5,870 Yuan, while
villagers earned on average only 1,620 Yuan. In the
Hotan province annual average income per capita
dropped to 820 Yuan in 1999. Over 96% of the Hotan
population are Uyghurs, among them 92% are village
farmers. In 2000 the ethnic Chinese earned on average
5,639 Yuan, while locals earned only 1,600 Yuan.
Obviously, the overall picture will not change
dramatically for 2001 statistical reports.
As we mentioned before there is a great difference
between incomes of city dwellers and village farmers,
between Chinese farmers and Uyghur farmers. Generally
speaking, the borderline in standards of living lie
between the ethnic Chinese and ethnic Uyghurs who live
in the same Eastern Turkistan region. Wang Lequen
tried to conceal the gap in incomes from the French
correspondents. However, it is widely known that of
the 100 least developed Chinese provinces 28 are
located in Eastern Turkistan. Out of these 28 least
developed provinces 21 are situated in the western
part of Eastern Turkistan, where almost single
inhabitant is an ethnic Uyghur. Our correspondent in
the Homeland went to Hotan region at the end of 2001
to learn about the economic situation there. He
reported that he saw how the Chinese creditors were
searching at homes of debtor Uyghurs, how they
collected debts forcefully, confiscated cattle,
valuables and personal belongings.
The French correspondents asked Mr. Wang: “Can Uyghurs
take high office positions in Xinjiang? Can an Uyghur
get a post of the party secretary? What is the role
played by Uyghurs in government structure?” Wang
Lequen said: “ it is possible, but the chief
administrative official in Xinjiang is already Uyghur,
if a party secretary is also an Uyghur, that will be
too much misbalance.”
According to “the laws governing national autonomous
territory”, “the main positions should be filled with
representatives from local nationalities; national
autonomies are entitled to self-governing.” However,
such laws were never implemented in Eastern Turkistan.
Formally, the head of the local government is elected
from Uyghurs, whereas secretary of party committee is
assigned from the Chinese. However, in China
everything is controlled by the Communist party, so
the chairman Ablet Abdurishid works under total
control and supervision of the party secretary Wang
Lequen. This system was built in a such manner from
the very beginning. The Chinese occupants have never
entrusted Uyghurs with first positions.
In the government structure in Eastern Turkistan the
proportion of ethnic Uyghurs to the ethnic Chinese is
far from being equal. The Uyghurs and representatives
of other ethnic minorities only make a small part of
the government officials. The Chinese regime tries to
cover this fact with gross fabrications. All important
positions from the highest post of the party secretary
down to the small party committee are held by the
Chinese. The 90% of all Uyghur “cadres” included in
the statistics of the government officials in reality
work only in administrative positions. Needless to say,
such administrative positions do not allow for
decision-making power. Most important posts in
municipalities, party committees, and districts party
committees of the autonomous region etc, are held by
the Chinese. 70% of the high ranked officials are
ethnic Chinese, the rest are Uyghurs and other
minorities. The government structure in Eastern
Turkistan is comprised of ethnic Chinese who naturally
have a real power and influence.
At the end the French correspondents asked another
question: “According to the Western press, Xinjiang
has the highest records of death sentences in China,
could you say why? “ Wang Lequen replied: “ Last April
we launched a policy of “the strong attack”, now the
civil order has much improved. The proportion of death
sentences is the same as in other parts of China”.
What the correspondents really meant was the policy of
accusing Uyghurs protesters of various crimes and
executing political dissidents. Wang Lequen apparently
evaded answering this sensitive matter by labelling
all political actions as merely criminal activities.
The Chinese authorities started last April the “strong
attack” against the national liberation movement. At
the first stage, from April to September 2001, more
than 5,000 Uyghur protesters were charged with various
criminal offences and consequently imprisoned. Over
100 dissidents were sentenced to death on political
charges and executed instantaneously. After September
11 events the oppression of Uyghurs in Eastern
Turkistan has even intensified. From the mid-September
until the end of the year over 3,000 Uyghurs were
arrested on “anti-government activity” charges; of
them 20 Uyghurs were executed in public. It is a usual
practice for Chinese authorities to charge political
dissidents with various grave criminal charges and
consequently murdering fighters for national
liberation.
Briefly speaking, in his interview to French
journalists Wang Lequen produced gross fabrications
and lies. The Chinese authorities never tell the truth
about the real situation in Eastern Turkistan. All
they say in this regard is nothing but deception,
false allegations and falsifying the truth!
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ETIC REPORT 2000 
