Two years after beginning mass detentions of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority, China has entered a new phase in its drive to forcibly assimilate the ethnic community in the name of counterterrorism and development.
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After locking up as many as a million people in camps in Xinjiang, Chinese authorities are destroying Uighur neighborhoods and purging the region's culture. They say they’re fighting terrorism. Their aim: to engineer a society loyal to Beijing. Photo illustration: Sharon Shi. Video: Clément BürgeAfter locking up as many as a million people in camps in Xinjiang, Chinese authorities are destroying Uighur neighborhoods and purging the region's culture.
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