Islam has a long tradition in China. Today, more than 20 million Muslims in the country. Yet are not all treated the same. The Hui muslims in central China, descendants of muslim mearchants, are well integrated into Chinese society and enjoy relative freedom to practice their faith. But things are very different in the restive Xinjiang province, the homeland of the Uyghur Muslims.
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