Tag: Urumqi

60 Years after Revolution, Ethnic Tension Still Plagues China

From McClatchy Newspapers: Urumqi (pronounced urum-CHEE) is supposed to be a testament to China’s unstoppable progress, the ability to take an ancient trading post of more than a dozen ethnic communities and erect over them a modern city of glittering towers dedicated to commerce and tourism. Beneath the large red banners that blanket the city with slogans such as “Ethnic unity is a ble

September 21, 2009 1:57 PM

Reporter’s Death In Xinjiang Stokes Netizen Scrutiny

The death of a young female journalist on the site of a politically charged infrastructure project in Xinjiang Province e

April 22, 2013 8:53 AM

Mystery Complex in Xinjiang Not Complex, Not a Mystery

At Ogle Earth (via Bill Bishop), Stefan Geens addresses speculation over Google Earth images of a Xinjiang construction s

January 11, 2013 7:39 PM

China Braces For End Of World

With the apocalypse now less than ten days away, China has been joining in the global festival of panic, resignation and

December 12, 2012 1:11 PM

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