China Bets On Kashgar
Beijing is busy transforming the Xinjiang city of Kashgar into a capital for Han migrants and investors. For China, western development is a cornerstone of future national development. But the indigenous Uyghur population, most of it composed of illiterate Muslims, is increasingly resentful, creating the uneasy prospect of guerrilla battleground.
Beijing is busy transforming the Xinjiang city of Kashgar into a capital for Han migrants and investors. For China, western development is a cornerstone of future national development. But the indigenous Uyghur population, most of it composed of illiterate Muslims, is increasingly resentful, creating the uneasy prospect of guerrilla battleground.
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