XUAR experience of putting CCTV cameras everywhere inspired Chinese government to launch video surveillance in the rest of the nation.
The meeting marks the first work forum directed at the
XUAR (authorities have held five similar work forums to date addressing the Tibet Autonomous Region and, recently, other Tibetan autonomous areas of China).
The region is in turmoil, primarily because the Chinese regime has restricted the religious rights of the Muslim population in the
XUAR. Its largely unpopular measures go to the extent of even banning some religious practices during the holy month of Ramadan, closing mosques and increasing official controls over the Islamic clergy in the region.
"work forum" focused on the
XUAR. The forum produced an
The Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (
XUAR) is a largely Muslim populated area (about 21 millions) in the northwest of China.
The joint military and law enforcement exercises complement Beijing's longtime effort to bring stability within and around the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (
XUAR).
Durante el ano [2009], el Gobierno incremento represiones severas en contra de las minorias etnicas, culturales y religiosas de la Region Autonoma de Xinjiang Uighur (
XUAR).
''Since the July unrest in the
XUAR the authorities have detained thousands of people, brought dozens to trial, and threatened those involved in the unrest with harsh sentences,'' it said.
The Chinese government, said the report, "increased its severe cultural and religious repression of ethnic minorities in Tibetan areas and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (
XUAR)".