Xinjiang also passes legislation to ban wearing burqa in public . A spate of violent incidents has rocked Mongolia , long inhabited by the largely nomadic Uyghurs . Last August , another city in Xinjiang banned people wearing Islamic-style clothing and large beards from riding public buses during a provincial sporting event , according to state media . Arrival of thousands of Han Chinese over the past decades has increased ethnic tensions .
Xinjiang also passes legislation to ban wearing burqa in public . A spate of violent incidents has rocked Mongolia , long inhabited by the largely nomadic Uyghurs . Arrival of thousands of Han Chinese over the past decades has increased ethnic tensions .