All of the 483 military officers in the Xinjiang Military Area Command who are due for retirement decided to find jobs and stay in Xinjiang despite the July 5 incident. All of them were from the other parts of China and entitled to return to their hometowns. Ever since the incident in Xinjiang, the Xinjiang Military Area Command has taken measures to “ease the concerns of those officers who are due for retirement so as to enable them to firm up their decisions to make a career and home in Xinjiang.” The Xinjiang Military started the replacement work one month earlier than usual and organized workshops and forums to “educate and direct” those officers in their decision making process.
Source: Global Times, August 28, 2009
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