Bai Chongxi, the Defense Minister of China and a Muslim, was considered for appointment in 1947 as Governor of Xinjiang, but the position was given instead to Masud Sabri, a pro-Kuomintang Uyghur who was anti-Soviet.
Bai Chongxi was considered for appointment in 1947 as Governor of Xinjiang. Bai Chongxi was the Defense Minister of China. Bai Chongxi was the Defense Minister of a Muslim. The position was given instead to Masud Sabri. Masud Sabri was a pro-Kuomintang Uyghur. This pro-Kuomintang Uyghur was anti-Soviet.