China Is Detaining Muslims in Vast Numbers. The Goal: ‘Transformation.’

September 08, 2018

New York Times Chris Buckley

One account published last year described how the authorities in one village arranged for detainees accused of “religious extremism” to be denounced by their relatives at a public rally, and encouraged other families to report similar activities.

“More and more people are coming forward with information,” Cao Lihai, an editor for a party journal, wrote in the report. “Some parents have personally brought in their children to give themselves up.”