这一地区不仅对满足中国日益增长的能源需求至关重要，而且中国政府还十分关注新疆维吾尔族的分离主义势力，以及邻近的哈萨克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦与维吾尔族关系的影响。
Not only is the region important for meeting China’s growing energy needs, but the Chinese authorities also are concerned about separatist pressures among the Uighur population in Xinjiang province and the impact of ties with Uighurs in neighboring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.