Posted on 07/05/2009 9:22:50 AM PDT by george76
Rioters in China's far west Xinjiang region burned vehicles and blocked traffic in the regional capital Urumqi, and police rushed to the scene to impose order, the state news agency reported on Sunday.
Restive Xinjiang is divided between the largely Muslim Uighur people and Han Chinese...
(Excerpt) Read more at in.reuters.com ...
So should we contribute arms to both sides and encourage them to kill each other?
Wow, just like Paris.
Up with the Hans!
This is when you pray for an asteroid.
The Chinese are dealing with a restless Caucasian (Turkic) minority. The rest of the world will avert its eyes, since Caucasians are fair game.
Muslims are trouble wherever they are...
“Why is this not a bigger story?”
Because China has tens of thousands of riots every year.
It could get nasty. For the outside support. If the PRC chose to solve that problem the same way that Sri Lanka finally solved the Tamil issue, then Pakistan and Afghanistan may be in such a world of hurt that they would most likely beg for the days when it was just the USA putting the screws to them.
Which side to root for? Muslims or commies?
Do we like either side in this fight? Blech.
Turd sandwich or big giant douche ?
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