This is resented by many Uighurs as yet another encroachment on their traditions.

ECONOMIST: Xinjiang

Many Uighurs believe their land, traditions and religion are being swamped by decades of Han immigration, which has seen the proportion of Uighurs in Xinjiang shrink from about 75% in 1949 to 45% now.

ECONOMIST: Riots in Xinjiang

Shehezi stands in contrast to many of Xinjiang's other towns, which are squalid and mostly populated by local people, predominantly Uighurs.

ECONOMIST: China