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  • n  a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
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  • Rebiya Kadeer in guardian.co.uk
    The goal of our organisation, and of the vast majority of Uighurs around the world, is to peacefully resolve the problems facing Uighurs in East Turkistan,said the US-based Uighur freedom movement leader Rebiya Kadeer. "We advocate the...
  • Wen Jiabao in China Daily
    We hope the US side understands and supports the Chinese government's stances and concerns, handles the Taiwan issue properly, and won't allow 'Tibet Independence' and 'East Turkistan' forces to use the US soil to stage anti-China separatist... Hu Jintao http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHFnrPUS62fAT9sJ07uUq8Qe3u55Q Times of India http://www.google.com/url?q=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Obama-urges-China-to-talk-to-Dalai/articleshow/5241331.cms&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFVH4f5jZwt6TRvwXYoY1mN9vFKCw Nov 17, 2009 102626 136279 turkistan China thanks Turkmenistan for its strong support in areas such as the Taiwan question, Tibet and 'East Turkistan' issues," Wen said, adding China will continue to support Turkmenistan's independence, sovereignty and economic development.

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