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Muslims who make a living from agriculture have been made to
pay higher taxes under new laws passed by Red China. In some re-

gions, farmers are made to sell their produce to the state for half the
normal price, whereas higher prices are paid to Chinese farmers. Some
lands belonging to Muslim farmers are compulsorily purchased, and
these people are then obliged to join the ranks of the unemployed and
the poor. The unpaid compulsory service that the Muslims of East
Turkestan are compelled to provide also makes life even harder for the

already impoverished farmers. Under this unjust system, Muslim
Uighurs in East Turkestan are forced to work on the job given them by
the Communist Party without pay for a month, or a month and a half,
every year. Yet the Chinese, in flagrant violation of the period set out in
the relevant law, make the local population (and the farmers in particu-
lar) work unpaid for five or six months a year. The Turkish farmers
spend most of their time working like slaves on their own land, and live
in poverty in the midst of great wealth. 73

CHINA'S NUCLEAR TEST FIELD:

EAST TURKESTAN
Despite the opposition of a great many international organiza-

tions, China has carried out a number of nuclear tests in the Lop Nor
district of East Turkestan since 1961. These tests lead to major destruc-
tion of the natural environment in the region, and severe damage to its
ecological balance endangering human life, polluting drinking water
and food supplies. As a result, thousands of animals have perished and
a large number of people have died, and there has been a huge increase
in the number of babies born with deformities.

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar