The peoples of Eastern Turkestan strongly condemn the Chinese Nuclear test conducted at Lop Nor, Eastern Turkestan, mostly known in the West as Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, on August 17, 1995.
China claims that its nuclear arsenal is small and its testing exteremly limited compared to other nuclear powers. However, China's nucler tests in Eastern Turkestan for almost four decades have produced an ecological disaster, not only endan- gering human life but also polluting drinking water, food supplies and affecting millions of animals throughout the country.
Although there are no official figures of the nuclear victims, it has been reported by Eastern Turkestanis living in various parts of the country that almost 210,000 people in Eastern Turkestan died because of the radio-active fallouts. Radioactive fallouts is also causing an increase in human cancer. It has been reported that ten percent of he population are ill with cancer in that country. Since 1970 life expectency has decreased by 2 years. As a result, babies are born with horrible deformities. Most important, the polluted districts bordering the test site have not even received elementary medical aid. the radioactive fallout from Lop Nor is not only polluting Eastern Turkestan but neighboring countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
What makes China continue to conduct nuclear tests despite huge human losses, international protests and moratorium? Is China going to use its nuclear potentials one day? Against whom?
There is a common belief that China might like to use its nuclear potential to blackmail other countries including Russia and India. It is time that the whole world opens its eyes to an iminent danger before it is too late.
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