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Uygur population in China's Xinjiang doubles in over 40 years: Chinese FM

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Uygur population in China's Xinjiang has doubled from 5.55 million to over 12 million in the past over 40 years, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.