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1 day ago · Xinjiang, [a] officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, [11] [12] is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia.
9 hours ago · The Han Chinese or the Han people [a], colloquially known as the Chinese [17] are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4 billion, the Han Chinese are the world's largest ethnic group, making up about 17.5% of the global population.
3 days ago · China Daily's think tank 'China Watch Institute' issued a report to brief readers about how some individuals and organizations in Western countries rolled out defamation campaign against the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in an attempt to discredit and suppress China.
3 days ago · The Uyghur people are the largest indigenous ethnic group in Xinjiang. Descendants of ancient nomadic and farming communities, they practice Islam, emphasizing respect for elders and family harmony. Known for their musical and dance talents, historical sites like the Id Kah Mosque and the Kashgar Old City bear witness to the flourishing Uyghur culture.
2 days ago · Geography and relation to Xinjiang. The Tarim Basin is the oval desert in Central Asia. Xinjiang consists of two main geographically, historically, and ethnically distinct regions with different historical names, Dzungaria and the Tarim Basin ( Altishahr ), which Qing China unified into Xinjiang province in 1884. [3]
5 days ago · Before the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, the people of Xinjiang suffered oppression from invading imperialist forces, the feudal exploiting class and the privileged religious hierarchy. At the bottom of the social ladder, they were deprived of basic human rights.
5 days ago · China stands accused of incarcerating over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in a network of detention facilities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
