Troops deployed in Urumqi on Friday, adding to an already heavy security presence that residents say has failed to guarantee their safety. Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesFrom The Wall Street Journal:
URUMQI, China -- China's government is struggling to combat smoldering ethnic tensions and regain public confidence in this northwestern city, after renewed unrest last week showed the intransigence of a problem that could fuel instability in the strategically important area for years to come.
With pressure on to keep the peace as China prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule on Oct. 1, Beijing has taken extraordinary steps to assuage public anger. Over the weekend, it sacked the city's top party official as well as the police chief of the Xinjiang region.
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China threatens Xinjiang rumor-mongers with jail -- Christian Science Monitor
URUMQI, China -- China's government is struggling to combat smoldering ethnic tensions and regain public confidence in this northwestern city, after renewed unrest last week showed the intransigence of a problem that could fuel instability in the strategically important area for years to come.
With pressure on to keep the peace as China prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule on Oct. 1, Beijing has taken extraordinary steps to assuage public anger. Over the weekend, it sacked the city's top party official as well as the police chief of the Xinjiang region.
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China threatens Xinjiang rumor-mongers with jail -- Christian Science Monitor
With pressure on to keep the peace as China prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule on Oct. 1, Beijing has taken extraordinary steps to assuage public anger. Over the weekend, it sacked the city's top party official as well as the police chief of the Xinjiang region.
Read more ....
China threatens Xinjiang rumor-mongers with jail -- Christian Science Monitor
Beijing scrambles to find scapegoats -- Asia Times
Tense Chinese city imposes traffic ban: state media -- AFP
China to send 'harmony makers' to Urumqi -- CNN
Misinformation age in Urumqi -- Reuters
Was needle panic in China a fake frenzy? -- Toronto Star
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More News On The Rise Of Tensions In Xinjiang
China threatens Xinjiang rumor-mongers with jail -- Christian Science Monitor
Beijing scrambles to find scapegoats -- Asia Times
Tense Chinese city imposes traffic ban: state media -- AFP
China to send 'harmony makers' to Urumqi -- CNN
Misinformation age in Urumqi -- Reuters
Was needle panic in China a fake frenzy? -- Toronto Star