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 | | The Muslim protests moved from the Nationalities College, to the Mosque (which is also the site of the Chinese Islamic Association), and finally to Tiananmen Square. |
 | | Â The Muslims, as members of a state-recognized, and to a certain degree, state-invented, category of nationality, an official minzu, and believers in a state-approved religion, an accepted zongjiao, could make claims on the state that others were denied. |
 | | The slogans shouted during the Muslim protests reported in the Chinese press included: "Uphold the Constitution!" "Uphold the Party's Nationality and Religion Policies!" Â "Oppose Blasphemy Against Islam!" "Ban the Book Sexual Customs !" Â Â The government did all this and more. |
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