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NEWS ABOUT: Han Chinese

Han Chinese stories: 7 news summaries

 China Executes 9 
 Over Uighur Riots 

Executed were convicted of murder during Xinjiang province unrest

Nov 9, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Nine people convicted of murder and arson during July riots in China’s Xinjiang province were executed today. Chinese news services did not identify the executed, but previous statements suggest that they are Uighurs. The riots in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, left 197 people dead as Uighurs... More »

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China • riots • ethnic conflict • ethnic violence • ethnic tensions • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Chinese Muslims • Urumqi

 9 Busted 
 in China 
 Syringe 
 Attacks 

Spate of random stabbings unsettle western Urumqi

Sep 11, 09 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese authorities have arrested nine suspects in connection with the recent spate of syringe attacks in Urumqi, reports state media. Some 531 people had been stabbed with hypodermic needles in Urumqi, most but not all of whom were Han Chinese, according to police. The attacks had set off another round... More »

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China • attack • ethnic tensions • syringes • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

analysis


 Unrest Shines Light on 
 Chinese Ethnic Fractures 

'Monolithic myth' fades after riots

Jul 13, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The government clings to the notion of a “harmonious” country, but China is home to 56 “official” ethnic groups and many unofficial divisions—which are widening as some push for “increased cultural nationalism and resistance to Beijing central control,” writes Dru Gladney in the Wall Street ... More »

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China • minorities • ethnic conflict • ethnic diversity • Han Chinese • Uighurs • civil unrest

(Newser) - Chinese authorities forced mosques in Urumqi to stay closed today and reimposed a curfew in the restive western city, reports the BBC. The curfew was lifted after thousands of troops had seemed to restore order between Han Chinese and Uighur Muslims, who have battled in the worst ethnic violence China... More »

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China • Islam • mosque • ethnic conflict • ethnic violence • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

(Newser) - Thousands of ethnic Han Chinese rioted in the western city of Urumqi today, destroying shops and property belonging to Muslim Uighurs in retaliation for Han deaths over the weekend, the Guardian reports. Police tried to disperse the mob with tear gas, but many rioters remained, throwing rocks at mosques and... More »

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China • race riot • riots • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

 As Riot Death Toll Mounts, 
 China Blames Uighur Exiles 

Uighur activists claim police opened fire on peaceful demonstration

Jul 6, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese state media are reporting that 156 people are dead and at least 828 injured and in the western city where clashes broke out between paramilitary police and Uighur demonstrators, Al Jazeera eports. Though the protests in Urumqi, Xinjian province, seemed to have died down, police are said to be... More »

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China • protests • police crackdown • political demonstrations • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Urumqi

Scholars
Urge China to Meet With
Dalai Lama

Group slams Beijing for 'fanning racial hatred'

Mar 24, 08 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of prominent Chinese intellectuals is challenging the government over its response to protests in Tibet, accusing Beijing of inciting ethnic tensions and demanding that it begin talks with the Dalai Lama. A petition signed by 29 writers, journalists and scholars, blasts China’s “one-sided propaganda” war and... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Han Chinese • petition • United Nations Human Rights Council

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