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The Han-Chinese Conflict

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There are many conflicts that exist around the world today. One of these conflicts includes the conflict between the Uighurs and Han Chinese. This conflict has been occurring within the Xinjiang region for many years now. The Xinjiang region is located within China in the upper west side of the state. In 1775 the Qing dynasty had a region of various Turkic, Mongol, and Chinese groups under control. The Xinjiang Province became the first establishment of the Chinese Imperial in 1884. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 the Xinjiang province was ruled by the Uighur group known as the East Turkestan Islamic Group. The Uighurs is a Muslim and ethnically Turkic population that regard themselves as culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations. East Turkestan lies in the heart of Asia and is the homeland of the Turkic speaking Uighurs and central Asia people such as Kazaks, Kyrgyz, Tatars, Uzbeks, and Tajiks. …show more content…

The region of Xinjiang was under the rule of the Chinese government in the 18th century. An East Turkestan state was declared in 1949 but their independence was short-lived and became part of the Communist China. Xinjiang is a region is home of the ethnic Muslim minority called Uighurs who chafed under Chinese rule and protested the steady influx of ethnic Chinese into the region. There was tension between he Uighur population and Han Chinese ethnic western China that resulted in violence and terrorism. For many years, many Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang have agitated against China authoritarian government. The Uighurs protest to oppressive official policies, religious restrictions and widespread discrimination. At any rate, there are multitude of reasons for the conflict that exists between the Uighurs and the Han Chinese, such as conflicts over political religion and natural resources (mainly oil), as well as the struggle for regional

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