Uyghur cadres have to be atheist

Civil Servants / Cadres

• Not clear. There are articles by the Chinese gov that say even cadres shouldn’t be religious. ^[http://www.yueyang.gov.cn/blfj/10911/11625/content_1475529.html]

• The consensus on Zhidao seems to be that cadres can be religious but party members can’t.

• In Turpan, 2014, the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Turpan Bureau of Commerce emphasized that party members, public officials and students should not participate in Muslim religious activities [[Xinjiang bans party members and public officials from participating in religious activities such as Ramadan|https://www.guancha.cn/politics/2014_07_03_243479.shtml]]

• Posted on the official site of Xinjiang gov.

  维吾尔族党员干部必须是彻底的无神论者。 Uyghur party members and cadres must be thorough atheists [[Uyghur party members and cadres must be political and disciplined to implement the general goals|http://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/xinjiang/zfzsdwfslj/201705/12b03728f21744c7b65fac4e83747827.shtml]]

• Letter of Commitment for Party Members and Cadres not to Believe in Religion [[Letter of Commitment for Party Members and Cadres not to Believe in Religion|https://www.zqwdw.com/xindetihui/2020/0810/429643.html]]

• What’s even more certain is that CCP party members have to be atheist.