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 .
Xinjiang province passes law to ban wearing burqa in public . A spate of violent incidents has rocked Xinjiang , long inhabited by the largely Muslim Uyghurs . Arrival of waves of Han Chinese over the past decades has fueled ethnic tensions .