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
While Muslim communities are in lockdown, the Han population is voting with its feet and leaving the region, sources say. Illustration: Brian Wang