Most of us are aware of the Uighur situation in China. I am understanding this as part of concerns over independence/autonomy movements like those in Tibet. Correct me if I am wrong.
I was wondering how far back independent strands go in China, and in the Tarim Basin and surrounding area which found itself intermittently under Chinese hegemony?
For clarification purposes, are you asking about independence movements within the context of Chinese (generally, Republican, and/or Communist overlordship, or are you asking about independence states that have existed in the modern PRC's western frontier just, at all?