Clinton Urges Chinese, Uighur Restraint in Xinjiang

[tekisui]

Source: VOA

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday renewed the U.S. call on all parties in China's troubled Xinjiang region to exercise restraint after ethnic unrest. More than 150 people have been reported killed in clashes mainly between Chinese security forces and Muslim Uighurs.

Clinton's call for restraint, at a State Department press event, was the highest-level U.S. appeal thus far on the unrest in Xinjiang, which erupted Sunday with rioting in the regional capital of Urumqi.

In the unrest, the worst reported outbreak of ethnic violence in China in decades, thousands of Uighurs - who have complained of discriminatory treatment by Beijing authorities - clashed with police and troops.

Trouble reportedly flared again Tuesday when crowds of Han Chinese took to the streets of Urumqi calling for revenge against Uighurs.

more: http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-07-voa79.cfm

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I think Madam Secretary Clinton took on the toughest job in the world. Another day, another international crisis.

[JVS]

1. Go Uighurs!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. ...

[JVS]

6. Come on, don't pretend you wouldn't find the balkanization of China added to political instability..

caused by the current economic crisis to make for an interesting development!

[timeforpeace]

4. I'll take China and give you the points.

[greguganus]

3. What's this doing in the Jackson/Palin forum? n/t

[tekisui]

5. lol.