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Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China’s Xi

Chinese-born Kazakh activist Bekzat Maxutkanuly poses for a photo in a restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan on July 7, 2022. Maxutkanuly says he is signing up people for a planned political party that he hopes will help democratize Kazakhstan and challenge Beijing’s policies in China’s far west Xinjiang region. His activism comes as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Central Asia this week, shoring up relations with government across the region. (AP Photo/Dake Kang) Chinese-born Kazakh activist Bekzat Maxutkanuly poses for a photo in a restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan on July 7, 2022. Maxutkanuly says he is signing up people for a planned political party that he hopes will help democratize Kazakhstan and challenge Beijing’s policies in China’s far west Xinjiang region. His activism comes as Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Central Asia this week, shoring up relations with government across the region. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
Xinjiang Kazakh plans political party to counter China’s Xi