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Which autonomous region in western China, with Ürümqi as its capital, has been the site of significant ethnic tension between the Uyghur Muslim population and Han Chinese settlers?

Answer: Xinjiang — Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is China's largest province-level division by area, and its Uyghur population—Turkic-speaking Muslims—has been the subject of intense international human rights scrutiny regarding assimilation policies.

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is China's largest province-level division by area, and its Uyghur population—Turkic-speaking Muslims—has been the subject of intense international human rights scrutiny regarding assimilation policies.

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