Security forces will comb through cities 24 hours a day to conduct identity checks and searches.
China has sent security commandos to Xinjiang as part of a two-month campaign against what Beijing sees as violent Islamist separatists, following fresh outbreaks of deadly ethnic violence in the troubled western region.
Last month, tensions between Muslim Uighurs and ethnic Han Chinese boiled over again. Two knife attacks and clashes between Uighurs and police left more than 30 people dead in the resource-rich and strategically vital province, which borders Pakistan, Afghanistan and a number of Central Asian states.
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China Launches Police Crackdown in Xinjiang -- Voice of America
China Starts Two-Month Security Crackdown in Western Region -- New York Times
China launches terror crackdown in restive west -- AP
China cracks down in Xinjiang following ethnic violence -- The Guardian
China Launches Crackdown in Restive West -- Time/AP
More News On The Unrest In Xinjiang
China Launches Police Crackdown in Xinjiang -- Voice of America
China Starts Two-Month Security Crackdown in Western Region -- New York Times
China launches terror crackdown in restive west -- AP
China cracks down in Xinjiang following ethnic violence -- The Guardian
China Launches Crackdown in Restive West -- Time/AP