[6][7][8] The Weizhou Grand Mosque was built in Tongxin County, Wuzhong City, with about 23 million Muslim population, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

[7] A local Chinese Communist Party document mentioned that the Weizhou Grand Mosque had to be demolished since it was carrying out illegal extensions since 2016.

[7] However, shared videos on social media was showing large crowds gathered outside the Grand Mosque in the town of Weizhou to protect it.

[6] Documents show that Hui protesters grouped at the Weizhou mosque and carried Chinese national flags that expressed support for the Communist Party.

[10] A group of American lawmakers publicly asked the United States government to engage in more sanctions on Xinjiang, especially against key Chinese officials and politicians who had a role in demolishing the mosque.