Bingo.
Also, it’s not really about the buildings. In the 90s, many people came over to the US from the former Soviet Union, and in a generation went back to their religious roots. Equally, many people in the Central Asian republics could then practice their religion freely.
I also meet a guy from Xinjiang (East Turkestan) some 20 years ago, he was more Turkish in mindset than religious, so that is a greater danger in my opinion, then someone being Muslim but still accepting themselves as part of China.
Many streams of identity endures in the diasporas. Heck, my Fujianese friend still wants to marry a Fujianese girl, so even provincial identities endure in Eastern China.
So many remember the Soviet experience, and China is probably well versed in not repeating those mistakes.
Chinese fertility being what it is, and Xinjiang being a less desirable area for Han people to live in, I’m sure the native people will endure. Just as the Soviet’s had to moderate to maintain good ties with the Muslim world, as China tries to take on the mantle of the other superpower, global scrutiny will increase on them as the US increases competition (and propaganda).
Indeed. The Muslim majority countries have to get off their @$$ and be of some use to the global economy if they are to be taken seriously.
Enough people amongst those 15 million have the mindset, that they have made enough of a contribution, that they get to have an outsized say.
Also, there are many Muslims in name only or become lapsed because of the hypocrisy in their society. There is much responsibility on the leaders of many Muslim countries, and much to answer for in this regard.