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China’s Xinjiang to Get $1.5 Billion Boost
AP reports on development plans for Xinjiang, almost a year after ethnic riots hit the capital Urumqi:Various regions across Xinjiang, including 82 cities and towns, will received investment from 19 provinces and municipalities around China next year to help improve housing, employment and education opportunities under the plan, the state-owned China Daily newspaper reported Wednesday. The plan aMay 5, 2010 1:50 PM



