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Hopefully those restrictions are eventually fully lifted. Though I wouldn't rush on that after hearing how the Syrian Uyghur fighters planned to "liberate Xinjiang", it's also important imo to prevent local "bad apples" from colluding with such groups abroad.
Are a few Syrian fighters such a threat to one of the world's most powerful militaries that it justifies blanket travel restrictions on 26,000,000 people? I wouldn't want to see, for example, the UK banning travel in and out of its areas with high Muslim populations just because some people in Syria called for the overthrow of the UK
While a few Syrian fighters might not everthrow the government, they are an example of the risk faced by the local population. Xinjiang used to have a huge terrorism problem, people would demonstrate asking for local authorities to step in and take measures. Consider that most people in Xinjiang are not affected by the specific travel restrictions, and therefore don't mind having them in place if that makes the region safer. Call that a "tyranny of the majority" if you wish. Restrictions will be lifted over time as the risk goes away.
This is very much at odds with the text of the article unless your position is that most people in Xinjiang would never leave Xinjiang anyway, and also most of the diaspora would not travel to Xinjiang. Barring them from travelling to countries with large Muslim populations seems particularly notable given the importance of making a pilgrimage to Mecca within the religion
I think you're making an overly broad interpretation of the text of the article. The restrictions only apply to "sensitive" countries, not all countries with large Muslim populations. Xinjiang law explicitly grants Muslims the right to pilgrimage to Mecca. I mean, how could those restrictive laws have passed in the first place if most people in the region were against them?
@pancake
As someone already said, the answer is obvious but you may have (intentionally?) ignored a simple fact. The Chinese government pursues a dictatorial policy, it doesn't matter "if most people in the region were against them" as people have no say.
Saudi Arabia is on the list according to HRW https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/09/10/eradicating-ideological-viruses/chinas-campaign-repression-against-xinjiangs
The answer to this is very obvious, is it not? Xinjiang is part of China, and as such Xinjiangese law is subject to Chinese law
But besides that, Uyghurs are not an outright majority of the population of Xinjiang. The Xinjiang government absolutely could - hypothetically - pass laws that every Uyghur opposes and retain majority support.
As the article in this post states, some "sensitive" countries can be visited for specific reasons, like Kazakhstan. Pilgrimage to Mecca is protected by the China Islamic Association.
My point is that those restrictions serve a purpose of mitigating violence in the region, which is still a risk nowadays, and are being toned down as this risk diminishes, seeking proportionality. Hopefully they'll be phased out.