Chinese netizens Guanguan drove, relying on MAPBOX and China’s Baidu along the way to find out 18 concentration camps in 8 cities and towns in Xinjiang. The film attracted international attention. Picture: Retrieved from YouTube/guanguan
November 18, 2021, The Times Hub
By Natasha Kumar
The latest film of China’s Xinjiang concentration camp has been exposed! This is a Chinese netizen Guanguan driving his own car, relying on MAPBOX and China’s Baidu along the way to find out 18 facilities in 8 cities and towns in Xinjiang, including detention centers, drug rehabilitation centers, detention centers, vocational education centers, training schools, and education correction bureaus. Guanguan said in the film that it is already difficult for foreign journalists to enter Xinjiang for interviews, “but I can do it,” and he also explained that narration should not be added when recording the film, otherwise he may “directly enter the concentration camp.”
Netizen guanguan filmed “Looking for Xinjiang Concentration Camp-Urban and Rural Photos[5/8]”It was uploaded to YouTube on October 6, and it has attracted nearly 100,000 views so far. Netizens have also reposted it on Twitter. Even the architect Alison Killing, who helped the American media BuzzFeed News build a satellite image map, has seen it all. It is forwarded and parsed, and foreigners are also taught how to convert subtitles into English.
Qilin pointed out on Twitter that the Chinese netizens who filmed the film visited 8 towns and 18 facilities in total. These materials are very useful. Observing these places from the ground is very useful for them to confirm what they see in the satellite images. Provide valuable up-to-date information and help confirm that these places are actually concentration camps.
The first stop in the film is 3:36 pm, at the Hami concentration camp in the northeast of XJ (42.8559, 93.4805), Qilin also screenshots pointing out that the sign says compulsory isolation and drug rehabilitation center, but the windows of the building have been sealed. , And there is barbed wire on the wall. Then came the detention center in the northern part of the city (42.8628, 93.5175). The netizens were photographed driving along the road north of the facility where the entrance is located. The sign at the entrance was taken to read the 13th Division Detention Center, and there were hundreds of surveillance stations along the road. Video recorder.
Watching the videos shot and uploaded by Chinese netizen Guanguan, netizens squeezed a cold sweat for his safety. They left a message saying, “Fortunately, it was shot in 2020. Brother will release it in another country, right? You must stay safe.” “Thinking that Chen Qiushi is already China.” The bravest person of our time, the video host is braver than him, admire and admire”!
Some netizens said that this video is really precious. The concentration camps are so big and the number of people being persecuted is really unimaginable. What happened in these buildings is also unimaginable; they think that in the future, concentration camps will not only exist in Xinjiang. , I also feel that the anti-human CCP (Communist Party) has no sign of disintegrating and stepping down, but China is more like North Korea.
Netizens praised Guanguan for taking the risk of disappearing. He is really brave and hopes that he and his family are safe.
According to the analysis of Deutsche Welle, Guanguan can share content on Twitter recently, and it should be because the current person is not in China.
The Chinese netizens who made the film visited a total of 8 towns and 18 facilities. These materials are very useful. Observing these places from the ground is very useful for them to confirm what they see in the satellite imagery. It also provides valuable up-to-date information. It helps to prove that these places are actually concentration camps.
Chinese netizens guanguan drove his own car to take pictures and visited 18 concentration camp facilities in 8 cities and towns in Xinjiang guanguan
International architect Qi Lin reposted on Twitter the “Looking for Xinjiang Concentration Camp-Urban and Rural Photos” uploaded by Chinese netizen guanguan.[5/8]”The film shows that these contents are quite useful and provide strong evidence for concentration camps.Picture: Retrieved from Qilin Twitter
By Natasha Kumar
Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my
