BEIJING: A Chinese official who allegedly declined to smoke in front of Muslims in Xinjiang has been demoted for taking an "unstable political stance," a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday.
Xinjiang, home to China's Muslim Uighur ethnic minority, restricts religious practises - such as growing beards, wearing headscarves, and fasting during Ramadan - that are seen as symbols of "Islamic extremism".
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