Muslims arrive at the Id Kah Mosque for morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang in June. Beijing says restrictions and a heavy police presence in the region seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements. Photo: AFP Muslims arrive at the Id Kah Mosque for morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang in June. Beijing says restrictions and a heavy police presence in the region seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements. Photo: AFP
Muslims arrive at the Id Kah Mosque for morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang in June. Beijing says restrictions and a heavy police presence in the region seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements. Photo: AFP
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China’s new campaign to instil official historical narrative in Xinjiang

Officials at high-level meeting told to address ‘several historical issues’ regarding the restive region through propaganda and training

Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Muslims arrive at the Id Kah Mosque for morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang in June. Beijing says restrictions and a heavy police presence in the region seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements. Photo: AFP Muslims arrive at the Id Kah Mosque for morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang in June. Beijing says restrictions and a heavy police presence in the region seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements. Photo: AFP
Muslims arrive at the Id Kah Mosque for morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang in June. Beijing says restrictions and a heavy police presence in the region seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements. Photo: AFP
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