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Urumqi party chief, Xinjiang police chief sacked after protests

&$ &$Deputy Mayor of Urumqi Zhang Hong speaks during a news conference in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2009. Zhang Hong said on Friday the situation was basically under control in the city.... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sun, Sep 06 2009

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05 Sep 09		Situation basically under control in Urumqi: deputy mayor » People's Daily A senior government official said Friday the situation in Urumqi, the capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was under control after local residents had taken to the streets over two days to protest against hypodermic syringe...
06 Sep 09		Urumqi party chief, Xinjiang police chief sacked » People's Daily The party chief of Urumqi and police chief of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were removed from their posts Saturday. Li Zhi, secretary of the Urumqi Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was replaced by Zhu...
05 Sep 09		Urumqi party chief sacked » Shanghai Daily THE party chief of Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was removed from his post today. Li Zhi, secretary of the Urumqi Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),...
05 Sep 09		Five dead in Urumqi protests » People's Daily Five people were confirmed killed and 14 others injured and hospitalized during massive protests Thursday against hypodermic syringe attacks in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the city's executive deputy mayor Zhang...
05 Sep 09		Senior officials sacked over attacks » Shanghai Daily THE Party chief of Urumqi and police chief of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were sacked from their posts yesterday as calm returned to the troubled city's streets. Li Zhi, secretary of the...

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