By Anne Kader Beijing has for years encouraged Han Chinese men to settle in the Uyghurs’ homeland. According to Xinjiang Daily (China News, 2014), Han Chinese settlers in the four prefectures in southern ‘Xinjiang’ (Uyghuristan / East Turkistan) had access to more flexible family-planning policies. The Implementation Plan also proposed improved […]

Beijing has for years encouraged Han Chinese men to settle in the Uyghurs’ homeland. According to Xinjiang Daily (China News, 2014), Han Chinese settlers in the four prefectures in southern ‘Xinjiang’ (Uyghuristan / East Turkistan) had access to more flexible family-planning policies. The Implementation Plan also proposed improved education, health, family planning, employment, social security, housing, and land use.