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[โ€“] davel@lemmygrad.ml 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assume/d the purpose of the ban is/was to further destabilize of Xinjiang, just as with the US-backed terrorist attacks, which are now being used as the pretext for the ban.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Yup, they wanted to destabilize Xinjiang economically which would help create a fertile ground for extremism.