Is China changing its policy towards Uighur Muslims?

Has China just issued its first conciliatory statement towards the Uighur Muslim ethnic group, which has been persecuted for years? Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, speaking to the Communist Party chief and party delegates of Xinjiang province, appeared to be acknowledging for the first time the deep frustration felt by young Uighurs, the eradication of Uighur culture and, most seriously, the lack of jobs in the province.