Chen Quanguo, centre, has implemented many policies in his three months as party chief of Xinjiang that he also oversaw in the same position in Tibet. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Chen Quanguo, centre, has implemented many policies in his three months as party chief of Xinjiang that he also oversaw in the same position in Tibet. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Passports taken, more police ... new party boss Chen Quanguo acts to tame Xinjiang with methods used in Tibet

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Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 10:32am, 12 Dec, 2016

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Chen Quanguo, centre, has implemented many policies in his three months as party chief of Xinjiang that he also oversaw in the same position in Tibet. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Chen Quanguo, centre, has implemented many policies in his three months as party chief of Xinjiang that he also oversaw in the same position in Tibet. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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