While Muslim communities are in lockdown, the Han population is voting with its feet and leaving the region, sources say. Illustration: Brian Wang
Wanted: Chinese cadres to hold Beijing’s line in Xinjiang as Han Chinese head for the exits
- Beijing’s officials are leaving the troubled region where – by some estimates – up to a million Uygurs have been held in detention centres
- While Muslim communities are in lockdown, people of Han Chinese ethnicity are voting with their feet and leaving the region, sources say
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Xinjiang
While Muslim communities are in lockdown, the Han population is voting with its feet and leaving the region, sources say. Illustration: Brian Wang
In China, ethnic minority affairs have been at the centre of heated and controversial debates. Photo: Tessa Chan
From Xinjiang to Ningxia, China’s ethnic groups face end to affirmative action in education, taxes, policing
- Preferential policies – seen by Han Chinese as giving ethnic minorities unfair benefits – are changing
- Police crackdown on those who abuse the law may also be on the way, as campaigns stressing national identity are expanded
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China’s Communist Party
In China, ethnic minority affairs have been at the centre of heated and controversial debates. Photo: Tessa Chan