China imprisons Uyghur businessmen once seen as bridges to community

- Encouraging entrepreneurs used to be a key part of economic development in Xinjiang, but priorities have shifted with Xi Jinping’s security crackdown
In the summer of 2018, Sadir Eli, a Uyghur businessman, was in high spirits. His real-estate firm was pulling in strong profits, and he told his daughter he would buy a house for her in Massachusetts.