Islam and China

China's Cultural Revolution
China's Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976 marked a period in the country's history of the annihilation of religion, especially that of Islam. During this time the Muslims were subjected to constant attack with public posters hung in what is now the capital city of Beijing, calling for the abolition of Islamic practices. Muslims were also forbidden to learn Arabic, Turkish and Farsi languages and many Masjids were either destroyed or closed down to be used for non-religious purposes.
A very commonly cited hadith of the Holy Prophet of Islam ('s) says to "seek knowledge even it it is in China." 18 years after the Holy Prophet's ('s) death in 29AH, Islam was first taken to China by his ('s) maternal uncle, Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqaas (r.a.). Yung-Wei, China's Emperor respected the teachings of Islam and ordered the first Masjid to be established in the city of Canton known as the "Memorial Mosque".

Muslim Victories
Following this period, many Muslim trading activities brought traders and merchant naval movements to settle in China. One of the first Muslim settlements in China was established in port city of Cheng Aan during the era of the Tang dynasty. The increased number of Muslims also led them to be progressively victorious in many battles, one of which in 133 A.H. led to the control over the entire region of Central Asia. These victories opened the doors of China for the Muslims to spread and propagate Islam.
As the number of Muslims grew and intermarried, the influence of Islam also became greater as many Masjids, schools and madrassas were established. In the 1790's these Islamic schools were attended by as many as 30,000 students from other countries such as Russia and India.

Tyrannical Manchu Dynasty
During the period of 1644-1911, China was ruled by the tyrannical Manchu dynasty who were oppressive and waged 5 wars* against the Muslims. Despite the continued slaughter of Muslims and the destroying and burning of Masjids, Muslims remained strong in Turkestan and set up an Islamic state that lasted from 1867 to 1877. The new Turkish-Chinese Muslim power in Central Asia, comprised of the provinces of Yunan, Szechawan, Shensi and Kansum, were seen as a great threat to world powers. During this period, the Muslims also rallied the Muslims of Tibet to rise up against the Chinese.
After the Communist takeover in 1949, Mao Tse Tung continued the persecution and torture of China's Muslims and annexed the land of Eastern Turkistan to then be called the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, the home of the Uighur people, who are still greatly suffering today.

Genocide of 38 million Muslims
It is estimated that the population of Muslims in China in 1936 was 48,104,240 people. This number was reduced to 10 million after the new tyrannical rule introduced its policies, therefore causing the apparent disappearance of around 38 million Muslims in what has only been concluded to have been genocide and wholesale destruction of the Muslim Community of China. Until today there has not been any official explanation or investigation into this.
Further genocides of Muslims today continue in Palestine, Gujarat [India], Albania, Afghanistan and Iraq. Wholesale annexation of Muslim lands continues unabated in The Philippines and all of the aforementioned and is expected to continue with the support of western nations led by Zionist Israel.
* The five wars waged against the Muslims were Lanchu (1820-28), Che Kanio (1830), Sinkiang (l847), Yunan (1857) and Shansi (1861).