The situation in Xinjiang is different than in China proper: it's so poor and remote that there isn't a lot of internet access to begin with, and the state secu

The situation in Xinjiang is different than in China proper: it's so poor and remote that there isn't a lot of internet access to begin with, and the state security apparatus is much more intense. Foreign journalists aren't even allowed in Xinjiang at all. Repressing news like this is probably well within the abilities of the government there.