Author: Anji "Bei Jin Bahor" journal 1998, 11th issue
Professor Dr. Yang Jian Li - one of the leaders of The Chinese Democratic Party, the
"21nd Centure Fund " chairman and "The 21nd Centure Publishing
House" editor-in-chief.
The minorities in China are oppressed by Chinese majority.
Anja: As I heard, you pay great attention to the minority
problems in China. And the aim of your "21nd Fund" is to solve these
problems. What do you think the communication between nations is? What nations are you
going to communicate with?
Yang Jian Li: Under communication between nations I understand
not only communication with Xinjiang, Tibet and Inner Mongolia but also with other
special regions in China, for example Thaiwan and Hong Kong. I think, that the minorities
in China have been in great oppression after the Communist Party came to the rule. The
majority of chinese support the Communist Party in spite of human rights violations toward
them. We cannot say how much people have been killed during Communist regime, because
people in Regions would reasonably think that much more minority people have been
killed during this time. And there are some materialsthat testify to it. My friend
used to soldier in Chinese Army and he told me : " The riots happen all the time in
Xinjiang. And every time during these riots we used to recieve orders from the capital to
kill all the people in that place where the riots had taken place and not to leave anybody
alive neither women nor children. As I heard this order, I said : " Nobody
could do it even all the people in
this place are criminals. I could not even kill a dog." A lot of people in China are
sure that everybody who is for split of China must be murdered. National
problems are also political problems. And they should be solved with political wisdom. In
the making of Democratic Government the National Movements for Independence will pick up
speed, for example Movements for Free Thaiwan, Tibet, Shinjian.
Anji: When do you think will it happen?
Yang: In near futur. I believe that great changes would be in
China after Jian Zemin government. And so in the making of Democratic State we should pay
great attention to the national problems. That is why from nowadays we should
improve relations with Tibets, Mongols, Thaiwans and Uyghurs. We should learn how best to
understand and to respect each other.
Translated by Mehrigul Qadir |