21.   Turkic-speaking Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in the region who resent Chinese rule and Chinese settlers have become increasingly restive in recent years.

22.   He claimed that development projects in Tibet have benefited ethnic Chinese settlers while Tibetans have been losing their livelihoods.

23.   Within five years, a victorious Mao Zedong reclaimed control and sent in ethnic Chinese settlers and soldiers to pacify the region.

24.   The issue is sensitive because Beijing has been accused of cultural genocide in Tibet, where large numbers of ethnic Chinese settlers already dominate major cities.