In this file photo, people gather outside a restaurant in Kashgar, China. Kashgar is 2,200 miles west of Beijing, in the far western region of Xinjiang. This vast territory is home to a Muslim minority called the Uighurs, who have a long history of pushing for independence.

First published in the November 17, 2010, 6:54 p.m. edition

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