Original sentence: Critics have argued that the government's response to Uyghur concerns, do little to address the underlying causes of their discontent.Some of the local Uighur people claim that the region, which they refer to as East Turkestan, is not legally a part of China, but was invaded by the PRC in 1949 and has since been under Chinese occupation.Supporters of the movement regard Chinese rule in Xinjiang, and policies like the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, as Chinese imperialism.The PRC and the ROC both claim that the region has been part of China since ancient times, and nowadays refer to it as Xinjiang ().The Xinjiang conflict is an ongoing separatist movement in what is now generally recognised by most countries as part of either the People's Republic of China (PRC), or the Republic of China (ROC).The separatist movement is led by ethnically Uighur Muslim underground organizations, most notably the East Turkestan independence movement, against the [[[Government of the People's Republic of China|national government in Beijing]]
Edited sentence: China claims that the region has been part of China since ancient times, and nowadays calls it Xinjiang ().Critics have argued that the Chinese state's response to Uyghur concerns, do little to address the underlying causes of their discontent.Independence advocates view Chinese rule in Xinjiang, and policies like the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, as Chinese imperialism.Some of the local Uighur people claim that the region, which they view as their fatherland and refer to as East Turkestan, is not part of China, but was invaded by China in 1949 and is since under Chinese occupation.The Xinjiang conflict is an ongoing separatist struggle in the northwestern part of today's China.The separatism effort is led by ethnically Uighur Muslim underground organizations, most notably the East Turkestan independence movement, against the Chinese government