Xinjiang: One Nation Divided
PHOTO BY GREG GIRARD / CONTACT PRESS IMAGES FOR TIME
The People's Patrol
Young soldiers of the People's Liberation Army patrol the streets of Urumqi. The security presence is everywhere and often unseen; secret police patrol the markets and infiltrate the mosques, and raid homes in the middle of the night looking for separatists
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