But lesser reported on is a disturbing policy implemented in the northwest region—a forced-living arrangement between Han Chinese men and Uighur women that’s been likened to “mass rape”…In November, various Western media outlets reported that Han Chinese men had been assigned to monitor the homes of Uighur women whose husbands had been detained in prison camps. The reports came out after an anonymous Chinese official gave an interview with Radio Free Asia, confirming the program but denying there was anything sinister about it.
As part of the “Pair Up and Become Family” program, Han Chinese men stay with and sleep in the same beds as Uighur women. According to the Chinese Government, the program is designed to “promote ethnic unity”…Last month, a Chinese official told Radio Free Asia the purpose of the program was to “help the families with their ideology, bringing new ideas…they talk to them about life, during which time they develop feelings for one another”. “Normally one or two people sleep in one bed, and if the weather is cold, three people sleep together”, he said, adding “it is now considered normal for females to sleep on the same platform with their paired male ‘relatives’”.
…“This is mass rape”, she told news.com.au. “The Government is offering money, housing and jobs to Han people to come and marry Uighur people. Neither the girls nor their families can reject such a marriage because they will be viewed (by Chinese authorities) as Islamic extremists for not wanting to marry atheist Han Chinese. They have no choice but to marry them. (The Han Chinese) have been raping Uighur women in the name of marriage for years. It took more than a year for the media to pick that up…Tons of pregnancies are coming up”, she said. “Tons of forced abortions. This is mass rape disguised as ‘marriage’. Uighur girls are forced to marry Han Chinese men with government gratifications.