Yes, there is the Ili Military Division of the Xinjiang Military Region, and some troops patrol the border. I know that when you ask this question, you just don't understand the mechanism of China's army building. You can take a look at General Su Yu's policy of defending our country after the founding of the People's Republic of China, which includes that no heavily equipped troops are allowed within 200 kilometers of the border to prevent the enemy from attacking at once, so there will be no formed troops of the People's Liberation Army in Yili. Also, you can learn about the overlapping settings of the group army, local military regions, armed police forces and the Second Artillery Corps in our country.