Chen Quanguo, who oversaw the alleged repression of ethnic Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, is stepping down, according to the Chinese media.

The Communist Party chief in China's far northwest Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of having carried out a massive crackdown on Muslim minorities, is leaving the post after some seven years, Chinese state-run media said on Sunday.

Chen Quanguo, who is on a US blacklist for his role in the alleged mistreatment of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims, is to be replaced by Ma Xingrui, governor of Guangdong province.

  • kristina [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    comments i made on this, has some juicy deets. basically its to increase investments in xinjiang most likely:

    https://hexbear.net/post/162569/comment/1993159

    the guy hes being replaced with is extremely highly qualified. theyre also combining this transfer with an initiative to expand urumqi and attract rural people to it