Liu Bin-Di was a Hui muslim

Hui people

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 KMT

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 officer in Xinjiang

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, working for the Republic of China

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 government and was sent by Ürümqi

Ürümqi

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 to subdue the Hi area. Turkic Muslim rebels backed by the Soviet Union were revolting against the Republic of China. His mission failed due to being long overdue. Liu was killed by Turkic Muslim rebels in Ghulja in November, 1944, which started the Ili Rebellion.