Chinese border guards patrol for animal poachers in mountainous regions of Xinjiang

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    • South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Chinese border guards patrol for animal poachers in mountainous regions of Xinjiang” – below is their description.

    Border guards of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have intensified their patrols in the Altai Mountains. The operations carried out in a cold area of the western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region are meant to protect wild animals from poachers.

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