The sources provided by our wormy:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240409125822/http://www.xj.jcy.gov.cn/jwgk/gzbg/

it's in Chinese.

every province in China has a local government, so this is the local government of xinjiang.

it's very similar to having a state government in the US.

sorry, the articles only a few paragraphs along, try to read it a little more carefully.

or look for the older source that directly links to the protectorate, I have a lot of sources to provide.

you want the 2 million estimates?

here's one:

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/china-xinjiang-uyghurs-muslims-repression-genocide-human-rights

Xinjiang High people's protectorate:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/14/china-xinjiang-official-figures-reveal-higher-prisoner-count

yes, of course.

the kidnappings and detentions are common knowledge in China and at this point affect nearly every part of the xinjiang population.

there's a pretty good report by the economist about the culture of fear, they interview uyghur exiles and family members of detainees:

part1

part2