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To: Snowshoe who wrote (52200)7/7/2009 10:02:22 AM
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China's Uighur conundrum
For years, Beijing has talked up the threat of ethnic separatism in Xinjiang. Is reality finally catching up with the story?
guardian.co.uk

The core issue – once more as in Tibet – is not so much that the Uighurs want independence. Most say that they are resigned to the reality of Chinese sovereignty, and at best seek a measure of genuine autonomy (Xinjiang is officially an "Autonomous Region" though this means even less than in Tibet). Yet the scenes of Uighur-on-Han violence from Urumqi – allowing for the selective use of images by the Chinese media – suggest that, on the Uighur street, the build-up of ethnic resentment has reached a new and more serious stage. The threat that China half invented may be coming closer to reality.

Two weeks ago Xi Jinping (the rising Communist party star who may one day succeed President Hu Jintao), paid a significant though barely reported visit to Xinjiang. He insisted that the local party should appoint officials who could do a better job of handling ethnic relations. He warned that they should solve the "real difficulties" that Uighurs suffer in housing, food, health, education and employment. It is an important admission, but it should have been made long before.
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