Xinjiang tense in wake of attacks
Tony Cheng; 14/8/08
With the eyes of the world on the Olympics in Beijing, a lockdown is in force across China’s western Xinjiang province. After three separate attacks in recent days, the Chinese government is unsure who they can trust in this restless region, more than 2,000 km from the Chinese capital. At a checkpoint outside the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, a short distance from the site of Tuesday’s fatal stabbing of three security officials, we found police relaxed, but no one was allowed to pass unchecked.
See: http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/beijing08/2008/08/ 200881493430228155.html
Tags: China, Human Rights, Muslim