'Sinicisation' of Uighur Muslims must go on: Chinese official

The "sinicisation" of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang must be upheld to promote religious harmony, a senior Chinese official has said. "The infiltration of religious extremism must be guarded against," You Quan, head of the ruling Communist Party's United Front Work Department, which oversees ethnic and religious affairs, added. Sinicisation refers to non-Chinese societies being forced to conform to Chinese culture.