1. CHINA'S WILD WEST.
- Author
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Paperny, Anna Mehler
- Subjects
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ECONOMIC development , *POVERTY , *UIGHUR (Turkic people) - Abstract
The article discusses the dichotomy evident in China's Xinjiang region between the development encouraged by the Chinese government and the struggles faced by the region's majority Uighur population. The development in the region's capital city of Urumqi is described, as well as the poverty and achievement gap faced by Uighurs, who have a different religion, language, and culture from the Chinese.
- Published
- 2008