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Xinjiang’s Production and Construction Corps, and the Sinification of Eastern Turkestan
Abstract
A major institution for the ethnic Han (Chinese) colonisation of Xinjiang is the Production and Construction Corps. Although quasi-military in origin, its military role is now eclipsed by its economic role. Traditionally it was primarily a collection of state farms, but in recent years its industrial enterprises have expanded. It has also played a role in imprisoning convicts from eastern China. Largely destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, it was actually abolished for a few years beginning in 1975. But the perceived need to project Chinese influence into the area, and to protect against ethnic unrest and Soviet pressures, persuaded the authorities that the Corps should be revived. Today the Corps has 2.8 million members, or 14 percent of Xinjiang’s population, and plays a significant role in the region’s economy.
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“However, the XPCC's military function as a signifijicant national defence force is a topic hitherto unexplored by Western scholars.”
From The Chinese Legionaries at the Western Frontier: The Military Role of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, 1960-1975 (2012) · cites this paper as Seymour 2000
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Cai, Y. (2012) · Journal of Chinese Military History · doi:10.1163/221274512x651651
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- Authors
- Seymour, J. D.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Seymour, James D.
- Venue
- Inner Asia
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2000
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 171-193
- ISSN
- 1464-8172 (ISSN-L)
- 2210-5018
- OpenAlex
- W2026054089
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 2.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Inner Asia (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Soviet and Russian History
- Keywords
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, sinification, state farms, industrial enterprises, convicts, Cultural Revolution, ethnic unrest, Xinjiang economy, ethnic minorities
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