TO GO WITH: China Xinjiang Uyghurs tourism, FOCUS by Matthew WALSH
This photo taken on July 15, 2023 shows policemen standing guard at the main square in Kashgar in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. Chinese travellers throng the bazaars of old Kashgar, munching mutton kebabs and soaking up heavily commodified Uyghur culture -- part of a government push to remould troubled Xinjiang into a tourism paradise. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) / TO GO WITH: China Xinjiang Uyghurs tourism, FOCUS by Matthew WALSH