| Totally distinct from Chinese, the languages of minority groups such as Tibetans, Uighurs and Mongolians are officially recognized and taught in schools. |
| The concerns of China, which faces problems with the Uighurs in its northwest region, also deserve attention. |
| He stressed, however, that China still has an obligation to respect the human rights of its minorities, including the Uighurs, a Turkic people native to western China. |
| A Caucasian people, the Uighurs speak a Turkic language that is most like that spoken by the Uzbeks. |
| China in the limelight with its magic act making Uighurs, dissidents, falun Gong and weibo blogs disappear without a trace. |
| Many of the artefacts were made under the suzerainty of the Uighurs, a Turkic people from western China who were the dominant power in Central Asia for nearly a century. |
