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When was it established?
The Chinese government formed the XPCC from soldiers from the (Communist) First Field Army, former Guomindang soldiers and the Ili National Army (the military forces of the East Turkestan Republic). The XPCC itself was founded in October 1954, comprising 175,000 military personnel based in Xinjiang, led by Tao Zhiyue as its first commander-in-chief.
And Xinjiang has oil.
Even the Devil would develop it!!
And why was Tibet and Inner Mongolia left out?
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Last edited by Ray : 05-01-2008 at 14:42 PM.
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