I’m back from Hunan and I’ve got some great posts from our trip, but I did want to take a moment and comment on the recent unrest in Urumqi. The violence on both sides has been shocking and horrifying and only threatens to worsen as... ...full story at Granite Studio
from Granite Studio on Wed, Jul 08 2009
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| 17 Mar 08 |
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China struggles with Tibetan unrest - 17 Mar 08 »
YouTube video Tibet's regional governor said security forces had exercised "massive restraint" to quell anti-China riots last week.
The main violence was in Tibet's capital Lhasa. But then demonstrations flared elsewhere as ethnic Tibetans began demonstrating across... |
| 23 Apr 09 |
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My site is back, but I’m not » Peking Duck Due to a server issue, TPD has been down for a couple of days. Which hardly matters, because I’m not posting at the moment. There are some amazing stories going on in China this week that’s I’d love to comment on but can’t right... |
| 27 Mar 08 |
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A comedian’s take on Tibet » Beijing Newspeak I’m not planning to develop the habit of reproducing entire articles and passing them off as blog posts. And I’m not exactly sure why I’m pasting the following comment piece from the Independent in full, apart from the fact IR... |
| 08 Jul 09 |
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China Journal Wrap: Xinjiang Violence Draws Hu Home, Rio Tinto Employees Detained » China Journal Further ethnic unrest in Urumqi prompted President Hu Jintao to cut short his trip to the G8 meeting to deal with the violence at home. |
| 10 Jul 09 |
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Mosques Closed in Urumqi » Shanghaiist Photo by Gothphil Although the violence in Xinjiang has calmed down, tensions are still high as the Chinese government ordered mosques in Urumqi not to open for Jumu’ah, Friday prayers. According to the BBC, an unnamed government official told the... |
| 15 Mar 08 |
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Unrest in ethnic Tibetan areas of the PRC » Granite Studio Over at The Peking Duck, we’re trying to track the developments coming out of Lhasa and other ethnic Tibetan areas of China, as you might imagine there’s a lively discussion going on in the comments section. For images, be sure to check out... |
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