Culture, Communism, Censorship,

There has been a widespread mis-understanding when it comes to what defines China in terms of Land. Where does the border begin and end? Though recently I have took to understanding, that perhaps the Chinese border is elastic. It has the potential of encompassing a new area at any time. Watch your back. This post is not exactly a history of China, but more on the provinces and what is the difference between People's Republic of China (PRC) and China as a whole. When we refer to China, the following administrative regions fall under it as well. They include Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet and Taiwan. If these regions are excluded then we are talking about the PRC. The regions are called the Special Administrative Regions (SARs). They follow the 1 nation, 2 system rule. They have their own currency, flag, government ruling, education systems just like any other independent nation. However, they are considered one of the many provinces that China owns. So,guys Hong Kong is part of China! Macau is part of China! Before you decide wage war on these places, remember China will participate. And you are screwed big time! I shall refrain from commenting on Tibet. Tibet is deemed controversial and I shall leave Dalai Lama to comment on that. Blogspot is already blocked and to further aggravate the situation does not seem sensible.

Anyways, the interesting group of people that perhaps were not spoken about much before but recently took to fame due to highly infamous reasons, are the Muslims of China. They are largely from the western province of China called Xinjiang. This province is the largest province of China and probably the only province where religion plays an integral role. 90% of the population here are Muslims. China as a communist nation does not recognize religion. Superstitious beliefs took over. The province borders several Muslim states and India, Tibet, Mongolia and Russia. The residents of this province are referred to as Ughyurs. They do look Chinese with a tinge of Middle eastern look.

These Ughyurs grabbed headlines after the Sepetember 2009 riots that caused a massive number of deaths  (both Ughyurs and Han Chinese) adding fuel to an existing fire. The Han Chinese (referred to as native Chinese) were the frequent targets, as the local and many of the foreign news have suggested. For the first time in such a public uproar, China took to the transparency policy and opened its doors to many journalists to cover the news. Why the sudden change? Perhaps China wants to join the rest of the nations in the race to the top. This particular province has been fighting for its independence for some time now. Though  everyone knows wanting to leave China is never happening. China loves land! Sometimes I really wish these fellas would reach a consensus with the Government. Both are fighting a battle that is heading nowhere. China is a country with its culture, communism and censorship. It is all about the 'C's. Crap included.