watso,
Just a bit of information that many don't know, the Orginal Uighurs were NOT from Xinjiang.
Their ancestral home is located in present day Mongola and Russia.
Their ancestors; just like the Mongol army, had invaded and settled in the Xinjiang region.
The original peoples in the region (Xinjiang) were the Iranian - ie. present day Tajiks and the Chinese; not the Uighurs.
In any case, over the millennium, there has been countless warfare and conquest in the region.
In present day Xinjiang: there are over 40 ethnic minorities living there. And within the Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, there are autonomous perfectures - ie. independent areas of control: for the Hui, the Kazakhs, the Mongols, the Kyrgyzs and of course, the Uighurs.
Xinjiang is a now a melting pot of many cultures, religion and minorities.
The ONLY reason why Xinjiang is an issue now, is because of the BELT and ROAD INITIATIVE (BRI).
For anyone who want to find the Truths, instead of the concocted "Fake Narrative of Genocide", you can go there to see for yourself.
Its very easy to book a flight to Xinjiang - there are No restrictions of travel within the region; only heightened security of course (for the obvious reasons).
And for those who don't want to travel there to see (to prove or disprove that Chinese Muslims were being genocide), I suggest you watch this video below - see how many Government Ministers, delegations and ordinary Muslims go to China on a weekly and monthly basis to conduct business, along the New Silk Road.
And No, this video was NOT produced by the Chinese Gov. The producer of this video (as far as I know) is from Singapore; the equivalent of our ABC.
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