It was reported that the Chinese regime, which accelerated its plans to East Turkistan, opened a direct flight route from the East Turkistan province of Khotan to Beijing.
China's wangye Network reported in July that China Airlines international's Beijing - Khotan line flight ka 9661 took off from Beijing airport on the afternoon of July 25 and arrived at the " kungang "airport (recently renamed to Chinese) in Khotan.
According to Chinese media reports, the airline plans operate five direct flights a week in both directions, while after the opening of the air line, only a five-hour flight will be enough to get from Beijing to Khotan.
According to statistics published by China, a total of 10,890,900 Chinese tourists landed at Khotan "kungang" airport between January 1 and July 20, 2023.
Why investments in transport have increased
Observers note that the Chinese regime has recently expanded the air, rail and land transportation of East Turkistan to encourage Chinese settlers to move permanently to East Turkistan, as well as making efforts to facilitate the transfer of East Turkistan resources to China, with the imprisonment of East Turkistan people in camps and prisons to achieve the ultimate goal of the Chinese occupation regime, trying to reduce the Uyghur population, on the other hand, to ensure that Chinese settlers put down roots in East Turkistan, to ensure their permanent settlement, at the same time, to create the perception of the "end of persecution" in the international community, to allow pro-Chinese Uyghur recruits hiding abroad to return to their homeland through various incentives and visas, to declare that the people of East Turkistan are able to travel freely.