The Shifting Sands of Xinjiang

The Shifting Sands of Xinjiang
Q. Sakamaki / Redux

Assessing the Damage
Two Uighur men sit in their flattened community in Kashgar, where the Chinese government says it has been razing historic neighborhoods for reasons of security and earthquake safety.

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