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25 Nov, 2009

Could the Uighur unrest spread?

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By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Correspondent
BEIJING – Five months after violence broke out in the northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang, the area still remains under tight control. International calls are barred to and from Xinjiang. There is no Internet access available to the general population. And the government is in the midst of waging a “Strike Hard” campaign.
Earlier this month, nine people were executed for taking part in the July 5 riots, which official reports say killed…(read more)

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