Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the witnesses.
My question goes to Professor Zenz. I'm interested in learning as much as I can about what is actually taking place on the ground and about some of the underlying dynamics.
This question is certainly not to excuse what is taking place. I think we're all horrified to hear what has apparently transpired, but I want to know a little bit more about the nature and goal of Uighur activism.
Is it cultural in nature, in terms of securing greater cultural freedoms for the Uighur people? Is it political in nature, so that the goal would be cultural freedom plus political autonomy within a united China? Or is there an underpinning of an independence sentiment that drives it?
What do you have to say to that, sir?