Many Uighurs believe their land, traditions and religion are being swamped by decades of Han immigration, which has seen the proportion of Uighurs in Xinjiang shrink from about 75% in 1949 to 45% now.

• 许多维吾尔族认为他们的土地，传统与信仰正在被几十年来的汉族移民大潮所吞没，维吾尔而在新疆人口中所占的比例从1949年的75%25下降到今天的45%25。