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A CHANCE MEETING IN NINGXIA
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- A group of eight journalists travelled to China’s Ningxia and Xinjiang autonomous regions after arriving in Beijing.
- In Ningxia, the writer met Ishag Yang Xuehai, a Ningxia Foreign Affairs Office official born to a Muslim family.
- The visit focused on China’s efforts to promote economic and social development and preserve ethnic cultures, amid criticism of Beijing’s religious restrictions and treatment of Uyghurs.
After landing at Beijing Capital Airport, the writer and seven other journalists raced to Terminal 2 for a flight to Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia.
The group had been invited to visit China’s autonomous regions of Ningxia and Xinjiang. The trip took place as Beijing faced criticism over religious restrictions and the re-education of indigenous communities such as the Uyghurs. The stated purpose of the visit was to show China’s efforts to support economic and social development and preserve the cultures of ethnic groups in the regions.
At Yinchuan Hedong International Airport, the journalists were met by Ishag Yang Xuehai and colleagues from the Ningxia Foreign Affairs Office. The writer was struck by Ishag’s unusual name and began asking about his background. Ishag was born into a Muslim family.
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