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The Year of the Tiger: Return from Xinjiang

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February 28th 2010
Well I have just returned safe and sound from frozen Korla. Last year there were riots that killed 200 and left many more injured. This was instigated but the Uyghur minority (40%) who want independence from China. Bus bombs and RPG attacks were common at one point. China’s response was executing 26 people involved in the riots and completely shutting down the internet, texting and also phone ca ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Korla

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more