"Ma Xingrui, a member of the Communist Party's Central Committee, is under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and law, marking another significant removal of a senior official this year."
"Xinjiang has gained international attention due to a yearslong campaign of extrajudicial detentions, with China claiming to have detained over a million minorities, including Uyghur Muslims, in response to extremist attacks."
"Despite claims of closing most detention centers by 2021, reports indicate that some facilities were converted into prison-like centers, with thousands of Uyghurs imprisoned on what experts describe as trumped-up charges."
"In March, China enacted a law that reinforces its assimilationist policies towards ethnic minorities, building on years of changes at the provincial level in Xinjiang and other regions."
Ma Xingrui, former party chief of Xinjiang, is under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and law. He served from 2021-2025 and was previously involved in ethnic affairs. His removal follows a pattern of senior officials being ousted this year. Xinjiang has been notorious for extrajudicial detentions of minorities, particularly Uyghur Muslims. Although China claimed to have closed most detention centers by 2021, reports indicate that some were repurposed into prison-like facilities. Recent laws further solidify China's assimilationist policies towards ethnic minorities.
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