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You are an unregistered user. I am making a talk page for you so we can discuss your contentious edits. Jargo Nautilus (talk) 14:08, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Recognition of Uyghurs as native to Xinjiang
I've stated that the Uyghurs are recognised as native to Xinjiang because the official name of Xinjiang is "Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region". If the Uyghurs weren't recognised as native to Xinjiang, then Xinjiang would not be deemed an "Uyghur Autonomous Region" by the Chinese government. Furthermore, I have already clarified in the next sentence that the Uyghurs are not considered to be indigenous by the Chinese government. They are considered to be a "constituent native people" alongside the other 55 officially-recognised ethnic groups in China. Specifically, they are considered to be native to Xinjiang. "Native" just means that they a part of the Chinese nation, as opposed to foreigners in China such as Americans in China. "Native" does not mean "Indigenous". Jargo Nautilus (talk) 14:08, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Uyghurs: "Originating from and affiliated with the Near East."
The term "Near East" is non-standard. Conversely, on Wikipedia, the following terms for subregions of Asia are standard:
 * Asia (55 countries {4 transcontinental; 15 whose legitimacy is disputed}, 4 territories)
 * East Asia (6 countries {4 whose legitimacy is disputed} and 2 territories)
 * East Asia includes China {legitimacy disputed}, Japan, Hong Kong {China; slightly disputed}, Macau {China; slightly disputed}, Mongolia {slightly disputed}, North Korea {legitimacy disputed}, South Korea {legitimacy disputed}, and Taiwan {legitimacy disputed; claimed by China}. An alternative name for East Asia is "Northeast Asia". Non-national regions of interest in East Asia include Chinese Manchuria (China), Hokkaido Island (Japan), the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Tibet (China), and Xinjiang (China; also known as "East Turkestan").
 * Central Asia (5 countries)
 * Central Asia includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
 * North Asia (1 country {transcontinental})
 * North Asia includes Siberia and the Russian Far East, both parts of Russia. Non-national regions of interest in North Asia include the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russia), the Kuril Islands (administered by Russia; parts claimed by Japan), Russian Manchuria (Russia), Sakhalin Island (Russia), and Tannu Tuva (Russia).
 * South Asia (8 countries)
 * South Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Non-national regions of interest in South Asia include Balochistan (Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan), Goa (India), Kashmir (China, India, Pakistan), Northeast India (India), and Punjab (India, Pakistan).
 * Southeast Asia (11 countries {1 transcontinental} and 2 Australian territories, plus some islands administered by India)
 * Mainland Southeast Asia (Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia {Malaysia}, Thailand, Vietnam) and Maritime Southeast Asia (the Andaman and Nicobar Islands {India}, Brunei, Christmas Island {Australia}, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands {Australia}, East Timor, Indonesia {excluding Papua and West Papua}, Malaysian Borneo {Malaysia}, the Philippines, Singapore). Non-national regions of interest in Southeast Asia include Champa (located within Mainland Southeast Asia).
 * West Asia (24 countries {2 transcontinental; 8 whose legitimacy is disputed})
 * West Asia includes the Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen), Iran, the Levant (Cyprus {disputed}, Hatay Province {Turkey}, Iraq, Israel {disputed}, Jordan, Lebanon, Northern Cyprus {disputed}, Palestine {disputed}, the Sinai Peninsula {Egypt}, Syria), the South Caucasus (Abkhazia {claimed by Georgia}, Armenia {slightly disputed}, Artsakh {claimed by Azerbaijan}, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Nakhchivan {Azerbaijan}, South Ossetia {claimed by Georgia}), and Turkey (excluding Turkish Thrace). Non-national regions of interest in Asia include Assyria, Mesopotamia, and Phoenicia (located vaguely within the Levant); the proposed region of Kurdistan (located vaguely at the intersection of Turkey, the Levant, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula); and Khuzestan Province (Iran).

The Uyghurs are native to the Central Asian portion of China (i.e. "West China"), which is an East Asian country. Hence, they are both Central Asian and East Asian. They have West Asian ancestry but they are not really native to this region. Jargo Nautilus (talk) 16:57, 24 December 2019 (UTC)