Police on Alert in China Ahead of Riot Anniversary

Teams of police armed with guns and batons patrolled streets in the western region of Xinjiang on Sunday, part of stringent security precautions put in place ahead of the one-year anniversary of China's worst ethnic violence in decades.

Though visitors were able to travel freely in the traditionally Muslim region, their bags were checked at airports, train stations and bus stops, as well as government offices, said a receptionist surnamed Fang at the Yilong Hotel in the regional capital of Urumqi.

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Long-standing tensions between Xinjiang's minority Uighurs and majority Han Chinese migrants flared into open violence in Urumqi one year ago. The government said 197 people were killed in the unrest, which was triggered by the deaths of Uighur (pronounced WEE-gur) factory workers in the country's south.

After the July 5 bloodshed, the government suspended the region's Internet and international telephone and text messaging links for more than half a year. Beijing — which accused overseas Uighur groups of plotting the violence, something they deny — arrested if you want to baseball jersey,search online for a cheaper price.hundreds of people and sentenced about two dozen to death.

Rights groups, including Amnesty International, said Uighurs who fled China reported excessive use of force, mass arrests, disappearances and ill treatment in detention.

"Instead of stifling inquiry, blaming outside agitators and generating fear, the Chinese government should use the anniversary to launch a proper investigation, including into the Uighur community's long-simmering grievances that contributed to the unrest," Catherine james jerseys can not only make you look more beautiful but Save your money.Baber, Amnesty's Asia-Pacific deputy director, said in a statement.

China's leaders say all ethnic groups are treated equally and point to the billions of dollars in investment that has modernized Xinjiang, a strategically vital region with significant All kinds of cheap ravens jerseys with top quality will be found on our website, do you need them?oil and gas deposits.