The fifth review is on the article 'All-out offensive' in Xinjiang risks worsening grievances by Carrie Gracie, the China news editor for BBC News.
This article is about the war on terrorism on china. This means the deployment of military throughout the country to develop a strong opposition to these terrorist attacks and decreasing the chances of any damage being done. This movement started with a stabbing that occurred in Xinjiang, which is home to China's Muslim minority. This sparked a huge movement which ended up influencing the decisions to militarize the area.
The author appeals to the reader's pathos by pointing out the fact that the victims of the stabbings were minorities, which often stir up a lot of commotion and emotion in the media. Especially since the problems going on in major countries such as the United States when it comes to minorities and unequal treatment and attacks. The author's tone, however, is disapproving of the movement and action taken by the Chinese government. Carrie Gracie claims that the force in unnecessary stating that " This is surely not the kind of scenario which requires the deployment of thousands of paramilitary reinforcements", which goes to show that you should be careful before jumping to conclusions.
Carrie Gracie also appeals to the audience's logos, by providing statistics on the composition of the Chinese region of Xinjiang, claiming that the Uighurs, which are ethnically Turkic Muslims, make up approximately 45% of the region's population. The author's purpose of this article is to inform people on what is really going on in China , specifically Xinjiang, China's government ideals, as well as to provide the reader with a perspective on the kinds of discrimination that the Uighur minority faces in Xinjiang.
The author appeals to the reader's pathos by pointing out the fact that the victims of the stabbings were minorities, which often stir up a lot of commotion and emotion in the media. Especially since the problems going on in major countries such as the United States when it comes to minorities and unequal treatment and attacks. The author's tone, however, is disapproving of the movement and action taken by the Chinese government. Carrie Gracie claims that the force in unnecessary stating that " This is surely not the kind of scenario which requires the deployment of thousands of paramilitary reinforcements", which goes to show that you should be careful before jumping to conclusions.
Carrie Gracie also appeals to the audience's logos, by providing statistics on the composition of the Chinese region of Xinjiang, claiming that the Uighurs, which are ethnically Turkic Muslims, make up approximately 45% of the region's population. The author's purpose of this article is to inform people on what is really going on in China , specifically Xinjiang, China's government ideals, as well as to provide the reader with a perspective on the kinds of discrimination that the Uighur minority faces in Xinjiang.
Gracie, Carrie. "'All-out Offensive' in Xinjiang Risks Worsening Grievances." BBC News. BBC, 02 Mar. 2017. Web. 12 May 2017. <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39137420>.