China’s Money and Migrants Pour Into Tibet and Stir Unrest
The New York Times reports from Tibet on the impact the surge of Han Chinese migrants is having on the region: …If the influx of money and people has brought new prosperity, it has also deepened the...
View ArticleChina Mongols Protest in Xilinhot over Shepherd’s Death
Unrest has broken out in Inner Mongolia following the death of a shepherd who was run over by a car driven by Han Chinese. From the BBC: Crowds of students this week marched to the building in...
View ArticleMartial Law Imposed in Parts of Inner Mongolia (with Video)
Following demonstrations by students in Inner Mongolia over the killing of a Mongolian shepherd by Han truck drivers, police have cracked down in the region. From Reuters: Residents in Shuluun Huh...
View ArticleChina Tightens Grip on Inner Mongolia Before Protest (Updated)
Protests in Inner Mongolia over the killing of a Mongolian shepherd by Han truck drivers have intensified, as activists have called for a large protest on Monday. Two people have been arrested in the...
View ArticleGlobal Times: Putting Mongolian Protests into Context
The following editorial from the Global Times, about recent protests in Inner Mongolia, is still accessible in English but the Chinese version has been removed (though is still accessible here): In...
View ArticleMan Gets Death in China Case Sparking Mongol Unrest
Rare protests broke out last month in Inner Mongolia after an ethnic Mongolian shepherd was killed after being struck by a truck driven by Han Chinese. The truck driver has been sentenced to death, AFP...
View ArticleEthnic Protests in China Have Lengthy Roots
The New York Times provides the historical, political and social context behind the recent protests in Inner Mongolia: …The ethnic Mongolian protests that have swept a number of cities in recent weeks...
View ArticleEthnic Music Tests Limits in China
The New York Times reports on how tensions between Beijing and China’s ethnic minorities play out on the music scene: A growing roster of alternative performance sites and music festivals has allowed...
View ArticleChina Says 18 Killed in Xinjiang Attack
The official account of the violence at a police station in Hotan, Xinjiang now says that eighteen people, including fourteen “rioters” were killed in a clash between protesters and police. The Chinese...
View ArticleHan Student Describes Violence Against Tibetans
The following account describing a December 14 Han Chinese student uprising against their Tibetan peers at Chengdu’s Railroad Engineering school was viewed on the original Qzone blog over 10,000 times....
View ArticleHan, Tibetan Students Clash
Yesterday CDT posted a translation of a blog post allegedly written by a Han Chinese student at Chengdu’s Railroad Engineering School which described a brutal attack against Tibetan students at the...
View ArticleShandong Village Rocked by Ethnic Clashes
Radio Free Asia is reporting on a riot sparked by tensions between Han Chinese and Hui Muslims in Ningjin County, Shandong: Villagers in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong said on Thursday that...
View ArticleChina, Japan Fallout Over Uighurs
Japan’s granting Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled Uighur leader, an entry visa has sparked tensions between China and Japan. Despite the two countries unified stance on North Korea, they seem to be falling out...
View ArticleUyghur Leader Urges “Better Ethnic Policy”
On a visit to Japan for a series of speeches, exiled Uyghur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer lamented the ongoing violence in Xinjiang and said she is now pessimistic about new president Xi Jinping’s...
View ArticleUnrest In Xinjiang Incites Military Crackdown
The BBC reports that following days of unrest in the Xinjiang region that included an attack on a police station in Hotan on Friday, Chinese officials have increased operations by enacting a...
View ArticleIn Xinjiang, Authorities Place State Above Religion
Al Jazeera reports on a Chinese flag installed in a mosque in Aksu, western Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The Flag’s placement means that local Uyghurs must bow to the five stars when performing the...
View ArticleUyghurs Face Discrimination and Suspicion
Andrew Jacobs at The New York Times reports that discrimination against ethnic Uyghurs is on the rise in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Such discrimination, common across the region, is one of...
View Article9 Killed After Attacking Selibuya Police Station
Jane Perlez reports in the The New York Times that nine assailants were shot and killed Saturday night after attempting to “storm a police station” in Xinjiang where two policemen also died in the...
View ArticleInside China’s Troubled Far West
A heavy influx of Han immigration has long been a major source of ethnic tension in Xinjiang. Nikolay Korzhov at Al Jazeera reports that while Han Chinese are hitting pay dirt, some local ethnic...
View ArticleUyghur Scholar Seized by Police, Says Website
Amid an atmosphere of turbulence and unrest in China’s Xinjiang region, central authorities have announced that regional policy will see a “major shift” towards maintaining social stability. The...
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