Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 40 Uighurs 39 critiques 36 strident 36 Muslim Uighurs 36 Uyghurs 36 sharpened 35 biting 35 critique 35 assailing 34 outspoken 33 Uighur 33 western Xinjiang 33 lightning rod 33 fierce critic 33 outspokenness 32 Uygur 32 vehement 31 ignited firestorm 31 sharpening 31 blunt 31 hardline 31 trenchant 31 harsh criticism 31 Uyghur 31 unusually harsh 31 hectoring 31 wrenching 30 Xinjiang 30 unapologetic 30 raw nerve 30 criticizing 30 President Islam Karimov 30 dismissive 30 gnawing 30 politically sensitive 30 sharp 30 brutal repression 30 scornful 30 critiqued 30 sharpest 30 fierce 30 howled 30 fiercest 30 anger 29 criticisms 29 searing 29 howling 29 harsh 29 mocking 29 Rebiya Kadeer 29 Kadeer 29 savage 29 skewered 29 simmering 29 sneering 29 ethnic 29 critics 29 Xinjiang province 29 demonizing 29 Han Chinese 29 raised hackles 29 confronting 29 seethe 28 derisive 28 jibes 28 vilified 28 criticism 28 acerbic 28 recent 28 lambasting 28 lambaste 28 Bush 28 snarling 28 vocal 28 savaged 28 staunch critic 28 touchy 28 taboo topic 28 wide ranging 28 Himalayan territory 28 barbed 28 denunciations 28 critiquing 28 topic 28 snide 28 Criticism 28 rankled 28 withering criticism 28 predominantly Muslim 28 chafed 28 outspoken advocate 28 reviled 28 criticize 28 stinging 28 scathing 28 bashing 27 assails 27 caustic 27 provoking 27 China 27 savaging