Xinjiang

...the Adobe Flash Player. Get the latest Flash Player. The history of the Uighur people, who now live mostly in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, is incredibly vast and rich. A sort of buffer between Europe and China, the Xinjiang region...

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...that China would also demand an explicit declaration by Washington of China's sovereignty over the restive frontier regions of Tibet and Xinjiang. Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei, capital of self-ruled Taiwan, to...

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...popular social networking sites Facebook since March and Twitter since July, citing the need for social harmony. The frontier region of Xinjiang has been unable to access any outside websites since deadly ethnic riots in July. Chinese...

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China defends handling of Xinjiang executions AFP/File - Armed Chinese security forces seen on patrol in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang province. China … 28 mins ago BEIJING (AFP) - China on Tuesday defended its handling of the...

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China has executed nine men convicted of taking part in ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang province that left nearly 200 people dead in July, Chinese state media reported on Monday. Published: 7:18PM GMT 09 Nov 2009 They were the...

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China executes 9 over Xinjiang unrest AFP - This television grab from taken from Central Television of China (CCTV) news on October 15 shows defendants … by Marianne Barriaux Marianne Barriaux - 34 mins ago BEIJING (AFP) - China on...

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China has executed nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang region in July, the first to be put to death over the unrest, the China News Service said Monday. Almost 200 people died in the...

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...of 21 people have been convicted over the riots Chinese authorities have executed nine people in connection with the ethnic riots in Xinjiang earlier this year, regional reports say. Nearly 200 people were killed in July during unrest...

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Xinjiang has seen a high security presence since the unrest Security forces in the Chinese province of Xinjiang have said they will "strike hard" against crime and disorder. Officials vowed to "root out" crime and and "change the face of...

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