Rosy images of the home stay program heavily promoted in Chinese state media depict the policy as a blend of community service and education. "That's how it's described in Chinese state discourse and popular discourse." He argues the home stays remove the last shred of privacy left in the homes of Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang. Grose, from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, said smiling selfies with families published in Chinese state media conceal a darker truth. "All the Uyghurs are so fed up with their Chinese relatives," she said.

Source: CNN May 09, 2021 01:41 UTC