China must weigh costs of Xinjiang crackdown

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Muslims are also often seen as a community apart because of their practices (they do not eat pork) and even physical appearance (facial hair and skull caps).

Some observers like Professor James Millward of Georgetown University see another reason for the re-education camps in Xinjiang - the drive by Chinese policymakers to enforce a homogeneous national identity, the Zhonghua identity, which is based on Han culture.

Food for thought: in prioritising national interests, is it possible that there can be a backlash on other national interests or the larger national interests? 

Qns: 

1. Can terrorism ever be eradicated?

2. Is it justifiable for nations to always prioritise their national interests? (EJC Prelim 2018)