Urumqi Riots

China Jitters

Diane Francis | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Diane Francis

The Middle Kingdom has taken its place among the world's most important economies, and China is jittery.

If Only the Uyghurs had Twitter

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

It's not that Americans don't care about Uyghurs. They just don't hear about the systematic slaughter of the Uyghur people by the Chinese government.

China Riots: Violence Followed By Beauty Contest

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | World


In the wake of the recent fatal riots in Urumqi, China, an international beauty contest will open in the city this weekend, reports Xinhua. Forty gir...

China: Rioters Behind Killings In Urumqi Will Be Executed

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 08.08.2009 | World


URUMQI, China — Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal viol...