China Blames Foreign-Trained Separatists for Attacks in Xinjiang:
While the Chinese routinely blame foreign meddlers for Xinjiang’s troubles, however, Monday’s statement was unusual in that it singled out Pakistan as the location of support for the assailants. China has a close military and economic relationship with Pakistan and has refrained from publicly criticizing the Islamabad government’s failure to control terrorist groups within its borders.
While Xinjiang as a whole is ~60% Han, Kashgar was until recently an overwhelmingly Uyghur city. The integration of the Chinese transportation network though is changing that.