Western China stories:
China Intensifies Dragnet in Xinjiang Region
Nov 3rd, 2009 - New York Times
BEIJING — Four months after ethnic rioting in western China's Xinjiang region killed nearly 200 people, security officials there have launched a fresh dragnet to track down accused rioters and other so-called terrorist elements...
Ex-Gitmo prisoners work major Bermuda tournament
Oct 20th, 2009 - CBS News
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda (AP) - Four former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have settled in Bermuda are playing a behind-the-scenes role in the wealthy island's sporting event of the year.
Supreme Court to hear appeal of Uighurs still at Guantánamo
Oct 20th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
The US Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the case of a group of Guantánamo detainees, Uighurs from China, whose judicially-ordered release into the United States has been blocked by the White House and Congress. The case, Kiyemba v...
More get death sentences over China riots
Oct 15th, 2009 - CNN
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Six more people were sentenced to death for their roles in July riots that killed about 200 people in western China, state media reported on Thursday.China issues death sentences over Xinjiang riots
Oct 12th, 2009 - CNN
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Six people were sentenced to death for murder and other crimes in riots that killed about 200 people in western China, state media reported Monday. A seventh person was sentenced to life in prison...
Western China videos from YouTube:
1:03Ethnic Riots Kill 140 in Western China
Riots and street battles killed at least 140 people in China's western Xinjiang province and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades. (July 6)
10:48People of Western China
Documentary about Chengdu people (1940)
6:43The Return - Riding Western China - Trailer
"The Return" - Riding Western China movie trailer. Take a few minutes to explore China's great Wild-West. Available December 2007. For more info about "The Return" please visit: www.motocyclops.com
5:21GLOBAL PULSE: Uighurs vs Han: China's West Side Story
(July 10, 2009) Uighurs are in the news: a handful released from Guantanamo in June, and others rioting in western China in July. Huge numbers of Han Chinese have moved into the region, where the indigenous Uighurs have fought domination by China since the 1800s ...
