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| '''Adrian Zenz''' (born 1974)<ref></ref> is a ] ] known for his studies on the ]. He is a lecturer in ] methodology at the ] ] institution {{ill|Akademie für Weltmission|lt=|de|AWM gGmbH|WD=}}<ref name="diplomat2018">{{cite news |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/adrian-zenz-on-chinas-xinjiang-re-education-campaign/ |publisher=] |title=Adrian Zenz on China's Xinjiang Re-Education Campaign |last=Tiezzi |first=Shannon |date=1 December 2018 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114100407/https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/adrian-zenz-on-chinas-xinjiang-re-education-campaign/ |archive-date=14 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Jamestown/> and a senior fellow in ] at the ].<ref name="WP-op">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/china-appears-to-add-a-sickening-new-dimension-to-its-treatment-of-uighurs/2019/12/16/aff10e5a-204e-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html |title=China appears to add a sickening new dimension to its treatment of Uighurs |work=] |author=Editorial Board |date=16 December 2019 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103061342/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/china-appears-to-add-a-sickening-new-dimension-to-its-treatment-of-uighurs/2019/12/16/aff10e5a-204e-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html |archive-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Jamestown/> | '''Adrian Zenz''' (born 1974)<ref></ref> is a ] ] known for his studies on the ]. He is a lecturer in ] methodology at the ] ] institution {{ill|Akademie für Weltmission|lt=|de|AWM gGmbH|WD=}}<ref name="diplomat2018">{{cite news |url=https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/adrian-zenz-on-chinas-xinjiang-re-education-campaign/ |publisher=] |title=Adrian Zenz on China's Xinjiang Re-Education Campaign |last=Tiezzi |first=Shannon |date=1 December 2018 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114100407/https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/adrian-zenz-on-chinas-xinjiang-re-education-campaign/ |archive-date=14 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Jamestown/> and a senior fellow in ] at the ].<ref name="WP-op">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/china-appears-to-add-a-sickening-new-dimension-to-its-treatment-of-uighurs/2019/12/16/aff10e5a-204e-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html |title=China appears to add a sickening new dimension to its treatment of Uighurs |work=] |author=Editorial Board |date=16 December 2019 |accessdate=14 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103061342/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/china-appears-to-add-a-sickening-new-dimension-to-its-treatment-of-uighurs/2019/12/16/aff10e5a-204e-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html |archive-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Jamestown/> | ||
| Zenz's research has been widely praised and cited by western media sources and governments. However, it has also been criticized by the Chinese government and state media as an attempt to slander China. | |||
| ==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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| Zenz advises doctoral students at the European School of Culture and Theology at the {{ill|Akademie für Weltmission|lt=|de|AWM gGmbH|WD=}}.<ref name="diplomat2018"/><ref name=Jamestown/> | Zenz advises doctoral students at the European School of Culture and Theology at the {{ill|Akademie für Weltmission|lt=|de|AWM gGmbH|WD=}}.<ref name="diplomat2018"/><ref name=Jamestown/> | ||
| == Criticism == | |||
| {{See also|Xinjiang re-education camps}} | |||
| Zenz's research has been criticized by the Chinese government<ref>{{Cite web|title=Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 30, 2020|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/t1793427.shtml|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.fmprc.gov.cn}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=CNN|first=Ben Westcott|title=Chinese government disputes Xinjiang detention records leaked to CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/asia/xinjiang-karakax-list-china-response-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=China's Pushback: Beijing questions Western reporting on Xinjiang|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2020/07/china-pushback-beijing-questions-western-reporting-xinjiang-200725065150345.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chinese FM 'not surprised' if rumormongers will be sued - Global Times|url=https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1194066.shtml|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.globaltimes.cn}}</ref> and Chinese state media, including ]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=刘小卓|title=Lies about Xinjiang absurd: China Daily editorial|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/23/WS5e526719a310128217279993.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>, ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajit Singh on Xinjiang misinformation: Who is Adrian Zenz?|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-01-04/Ajit-Singh-on-Xinjiang-misinformation-Who-is-Adrian-Zenz--MYIQXMdmms/index.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=news.cgtn.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Xinjiang: Separating fact from fiction in recent media reports|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-07-11/Xinjiang-Separating-fact-from-fiction-in-recent-media-reports-S26kn9ZBok/index.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=news.cgtn.com|language=en}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=‘East Turkistan’ forces make up ‘Karakax list’ - Global Times|url=https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1180434.shtml|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.globaltimes.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Xinjiang think tank unveils Adrian Zenz as swindler under academic disguise - Global Times|url=https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1197187.shtml|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.globaltimes.cn}}</ref> | |||
| Chinese newspaper Global Times criticized Zenz's claim that 80% of newly placed ] in China in 2018 were fitted in Xinjiang. It cited publicly available government statistics indicating that the actual number was 8.7%, concluding that the 80% figure "cannot be arrived at by any calculation, except by misplacing the decimal point."<ref>{{Cite web|title=GT investigation busts West's birth control lies in Xinjiang - Global Times|url=https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1193454.shtml|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.globaltimes.cn}}</ref> | |||
| An editorial in China Daily criticized the "Karakax list"<ref name=":0" /> - a list verified by Zenz of 311 Uyghur residents from ] in Xinjiang who have been allegedly sent to ] - stating that only 19 people in the list have overseas relations, instead of all of them as alleged. It also criticized the list's assertion that Uyghurs are imprisoned just because they pray at home or keep in touch with relatives overseas, calling it "too absurd to believe", adding " if praying at home was a crime, then all Uyghurs would be imprisoned."<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 11 August 2020
German anthropologist| Adrian Zenz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Research on Xinjiang re-education camps |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology |
| Institutions | Akademie für Weltmission [de] Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation |
Adrian Zenz (born 1974) is a German anthropologist known for his studies on the Xinjiang re-education camps. He is a lecturer in social research methodology at the Evangelical theological institution Akademie für Weltmission [de] and a senior fellow in China studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
Education
Zenz received a Master's degree in Development Studies from the University of Auckland and a PhD from the University of Cambridge in Social Anthropology with a doctoral thesis on minority education, job opportunities, and the ethnic identity of young Tibetans in western China.
Anthropology
In 2019, Zenz studied the mass detention of Uyghurs in re-education camps in Xinjiang based on Chinese government documents and spreadsheets pointing toward factories with interned workers from the internment camps. In July 2019, Zenz published a study giving a speculative upper limit to the total number of people detained at any time since late 2016 in Xinjiang re-education camps at 1.5 million, based on extrapolations from food allowance subsidies figures. In November 2019, Zenz estimated that the number of internment camps in Xinjiang had surpassed 1,000. Zenz has also published research, using public Chinese government documents found on the internet, that showed that the Chinese government has spent tens of millions of dollars since 2016 on a birth control surgery program that includes cash incentives for sterilization procedures and makes birth control violations punishable by internment in the Xinjiang re-education camps.
Zenz is the author of 'Tibetanness' Under Threat?, a study of the modern Tibetan education system. In the book, he examines the career prospects of students who major in Tibetan-language studies and the notion that the greater market value of Chinese-language education threatens Tibetan ethnocultural survival.
Theology
Zenz is a born-again Christian. He stated that he feels "led by God" in his mission.
With Marlon S. Sias, Zenz co-authored the 2012 book, "Worthy to Escape: Why All Believers Will Not Be Raptured Before the Tribulation".
Zenz advises doctoral students at the European School of Culture and Theology at the Akademie für Weltmission [de].
References
- ^ Chin, Josh (21 May 2019). "The German Data Diver Who Exposed China's Muslim Crackdown". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ' Tibetanness' Under Threat?
- ^ Tiezzi, Shannon (1 December 2018). "Adrian Zenz on China's Xinjiang Re-Education Campaign". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Adrian Zenz". Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Editorial Board (16 December 2019). "China appears to add a sickening new dimension to its treatment of Uighurs". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Adrian Zenz". Akademie für Weltmission [de]. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Zenz, Adrian. "Brainwashing, Police Guards and Coercive Internment: Evidence from Chinese Government Documents about the Nature and Extent of Xinjiang's "Vocational Training Internment Camps"". Journal of Political Risk. 7 (7). Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- Lipes, Joshua (12 November 2019). "Expert Estimates China Has More Than 1,000 Internment Camps For Xinjiang Uyghurs". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization". Associated Press. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "China forcibly sterilising Uighur women in campaign to control population, new report says". SBS News. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Zenz, Adrian (June 2020). "Sterilizations, Forced Abortions, and Mandatory Birth Control" (PDF). Jamestown Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Zenz, Adrian (2013). 'Tibetanness' Under Threat?: Neo-Integrationism, Minority Education and Career Strategies in Qinghai, P.R. China. Global Oriental. ISBN 978-9004257962.
- Zenz, Adrian; Sias, Marlon L. (November 2012). Worthy to Escape: Why All Believers Will Not Be Raptured Before the Tribulation. WestBow Press. ISBN 978-1-4497-6906-2.