The Xianjiang region is located in northwest China, a remote area inside Eurasia. It occupies one-sixth of China´s territory, and with its more than 1.5 million square kilometres it is the largest region in the People´s Republic. The Uighur minorityare people with a Turkic lenguage, a sedentary tradition and Sunni Muslim religion who, from a historical and cultural viewpoint, are very close to the other Turkic-speaking peoples of Central Asia. The Xinjiang situation is a latent conflict with cyclical explosions of violence. Foreword by Nicolás de Pedro, an expert on Central Asia. Carlos Spotorno (Budapest, 1971) focuses his work within the documentary sphere, to wich he contributes a personal vision that highlights the socio-economic and cultural background.

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