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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 blessing