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Beijing : Chinese President Xi Jinping, who made a rare visit this week to the restive Xinjiang region which borders Ladakh, met the troops and officers stationed there and praised their outstanding contributions to the border defence and stabilisation of the volatile province. Xi, who heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high command of the Chinese military, met the representatives of the officers and soldiers stationed in Xinjiang in the provincial capital Urumqi on Friday. Xi, who visited the border province from 12 to 15 July where his government is widely accused of oppressing predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities,...
