China replaces Xinjiang party boss associated with Uyghur crackdown
by Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent from on (#5TCK7)
It is not known if Chen Quanguo's replacement by Guangdong governor Ma Xingrui signals fresh approach
China has replaced the Communist party official widely associated with a security crackdown targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in the far-west region of Xinjiang.
The state-owned Xinhua news agency said in a brief announcement on Saturday that Ma Xingrui, the governor of the coastal economic powerhouse Guangdong province since 2017, had replaced Chen Quanguo as the Xinjiang party chief. Chen will move to another role.
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