amy: can you tell us who the uygurs are and for people to ?nderstand, the word " uygur" >> correct. ownersurs are the land currently being named by the chinese government as xinging, which means new border, new territory. since the communist occupation in 1949, the entire uygur population has been under attack. chinese government relentlessly ased to label the uygurs counterrevolutionaries, nanationalist, separatists for years. after 9/11 tragedy, the chinese government rebranded the effort as war on terrorism. used war on terrorism very effectively to punish entire population of the uygurs. amy: they are muslim? >> yes. xit is going on today is jinping has presented a war on islam, basically, and the ethnicity and the culture and try to wi out the entire culture and religigion. just t the regegular practicicef islam like e priam eating certan foods ararreading the koran, are a crime e these days.. aboutn: i want to ask you chen quanguo, who assumed position in august 2016. it was at that time that the mass internment of the uygurs was accelerated. could you explain who he is and wh