July 13, 2013
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TERRIFIES SECULAR AUTHORITARIANS EVERYWHERE:
Chinese crack down on violence in western Uighur region (Julie Makinen, June 29, 2013, LA Times)
Dozens of armored vehicles and military trucks entered the capital of the western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Saturday as President Xi Jinping ordered tighter security following at least two outbreaks of violence.The show of force came amid rising tensions between minority Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese authorities as the region prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of ethnic clashes that left nearly 200 people dead in Urumqi in July 2009.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 13, 2013 6:07 PM
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