The Uyghur (維吾爾) people attracted much attention recently. Somehow the incident was implied to be in collaboration with the group that fought for the independence of Tibet (西藏).
While I am no expert in modern politics, it is eye-opening when I review the origin of the two people:
You know what, the Uyghur people originated from the the Uyghur Empire (回纥), which occupied all lands north and west to the Tang (唐) Empire.
How about Tibets ? It came from the Tibetan Empire (吐蕃) at the same time; it sat at the south-west of Tang.
And, why did the Uyghur Empire collapsed ? Largely because of her war with the Tibetan.
By the way, why didn't anyone interview Örkesh Dölet (吾爾開希) ?
PS. The original Uyghur empire collapsed in around 850 A.D. - a remarkable time in history for a medical academic: the first newspaper (pioneer of a journal) was published in the Tang Empire, and, soon afterwards, the Salerna Medical School was established in Europe.
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