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Muslim men chatting in Korla, China.

Monday 26 April 1993 23:02 BST
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Muslim men chatting in Korla, China. Although oil reserves are being exploited in Xinjiang province, which borders Tibet, the Muslim minority is being left behind as the region races to catch up with China's prosperous coastal areas

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