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They are not minorities in the region they mostly live.

• seanmcdirmid 7y ago
  It really isn’t that’s simple if we are talking about northern rather than southern xinjiang, where Han is much more common. The history of that area is really complicated (the Manchu brought in the Uighurs to help exterminate the Mongolians...).
  • mc32 7y ago
    This is off topic, but maybe you know: what’s the practical difference between being an autonomous region and being a province?
    • seanmcdirmid 7y ago
      Effectively not much. They all have leaders (party secretaries) appointed by Beijing who are almost all Han (only ceremonial heads would be minorities, the autonomy is mostly ceremonial unless we are talking about the SARs).
      • mc32 7y ago
        Interesting that it’s mostly political dressing with little impact. Good to know, thanks.