“I lost my post when, as a result of the troubles, China lost her authority in Kashgar.”

—  Ma Shaowu

Forbidden Journey, Ella K. Maillart, 2006, READ BOOKS, 1406719269, 255, 408, 2010-06-28 http://books.google.com/books?id=g_RGotjhN3sC&pg=PA255&lpg=PA255&dq=I+lost+my+post+when,+as+a+result+of+the+troubles,+China+lost+her+authority+in+Kashgar&source=bl&ots=O4n5vKvPBj&sig=EyDrkYTCpB-qFCuh45dG6TJ_bWk&hl=en&ei=uhBDTNbFL4T48Abgy4UK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=I%20lost%20my%20post%20when%2C%20as%20a%20result%20of%20the%20troubles%2C%20China%20lost%20her%20authority%20in%20Kashgar&f=false,

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