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China's ruling Communist Party has appointed the head of an ethnic affairs panel as its new party secretary in the vast northwestern region of Xinjiang, the official news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.
Chen Xiaojiang has also held a vice ministerial role since 2020 in the party's United Front Work Department [...] The department runs influence operations related to ethnic minorities, religious groups and on the Taiwan issue at home and abroad.
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In 2022, the United Nations reported finding "serious human rights violations" against mainly Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang under China's national security and counter-terrorism policies, as well as forced labour accusations.
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