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FRONTLINE/World reporter
Serene Fang |
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FRONTLINE/World reporter
Serene Fang found herself covering the arrest of a Uighur
citizen when she traveled to the remote northwest Xinjiang
province in China. FRONTLINE/World series editor
Stephen Talbot talked with her about her investigation into
the issues of this troubled region -- oil, Muslims, rhetoric
about terrorism and political tensions. |
Part One: The Wild West -- The Roots of
Uighur Nationalism
In part one of the interview, learn more about the background
of Uighur nationalism and the current situation in Xinjiang. Fang
describes "a stark, beautiful landscape ... and a very segregated
one, where each town has its modern Chinese section and its poorer
Uighur section." read more
Part Two: Arrest and Disappearance
In part two, learn about Serene Fang's secret meeting with Sitiwaldi
(Dilkex) Tilivaldi, a Uighur man who wanted to talk with her;
their arrests by Chinese state security; and his disappearance.
"Those state police told me that they could keep me for as long
as they wanted," recounts Fang, "and they weren't going to inform
anybody where I was." read more
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