Question : For which troubled autonomous region has China’s military named Wang Haijiang as new commander ?
a. Xinjiang
b. Ningxia
c. Guangxi
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- China’s military has named Wang Haijiang as new commander for troubled autonomous region of Xinjiang.
- Fifty Seven years old Lieutenant General Wang Haijiang was previously in charge of Tibet and has headed an elite PLA unit.
- He will be responsible for border areas where China is concerned about terror threat, as well as the disputed frontier with neighbour country.
- Autonomous regions of China —
- Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government.
- Under Chinese law an autonomous region has more legislative rights, such as the right to “formulate self-government regulations and other separate regulations.
- An autonomous region is the highest level of minority autonomous entity in the country, which has a comparably higher population of a particular minority ethnic group.
- Chronology of establishment — The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was established in 1947, Xinjiang was made autonomous in 1955, and Guangxi and Ningxia were made autonomous in 1958. Tibet was placed under PRC control in 1951, with some Western observers calling this an annexation, and was named a Chinese Autonomous Zone in 1965.
Link:
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3143984/chinas-military-names-new-commander-troubled-xinjiang-region
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-appoints-new-military-commander-in-restive-xinjiang/articleshow/85096260.cms