'Sinicisation' of Muslims in Xinjiang must go on, says Chinese official

Official warns of 'infiltration of religious extremism' amid crackdown on region's large Muslim population The "sinicisation" of religion in China's troubled north-western region of Xinjiang must be upheld to promote ethnic solidarity and religious harmony, a senior Communist party official has said. China's state-run Xinhua news agency quoted You Quan, the head of the "united front work department", which oversees ethnic and religious affairs, while on a visit this week to Xinjiang, home to a l...