Posted on 07/05/2009 6:42:55 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
BEIJING, July 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)—"A number of civilians and one armed police officer" died in violence in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sunday, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
Some ordinary people and armed police officers were also injured, and many motor vehicles and shops were smashed and burned, Xinhua quoted sources with the regional government as saying.
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Didn’t know the Chinese allowed one-armed police.
Badda-bing!
;0)
Islam destroys everywhere it goes. Yet some Americans wanted the Uighurs to be released here.
China will STOP them!
Excellent book:
"In 1994, a most astonishing discovery was made in Western China.
Incredibly well-preserved mummies dating back 2000 years were unearthed in this remote region, mummies with large, colorful wardrobes, mummies that were distinctively Caucasian.
The mystery of what six-foot-tall, fair-haired people were doing in China at the time took Barber, an expert on ancient textiles at Occidental College in L.A., to the desert city of Urumchi in 1995, where archeologists at the site hoped that her expertise might help them understand what these unlikely people were doing there.
She had excellent material to work with: the mummies were in such remarkable condition that they still had full heads of hair and beards, and their skin was only slightly weathered. Most had been buried with plenty of brightly colored clothes to wear (one man was buried with 10 hats, each a different style), which gave Barber a treasure-trove of textiles with which to work.
Barber structures her tale as a mystery, revealing information piecemeal until she presents her conclusions about the origin of the mummies. In the process, she treats readers to a lively story about the ebb and flow of ancient cultures, a story largely deduced from the development of weaving, dyeing, embroidery and fashion. Barber's hypothesis about how Caucasian mummies wound up in Urumchi, which has something to do with the Silk Road, is so clear and logical that readers will be satisfied that all relevant possibilities have been thoroughly examined.
The only thing lacking is information on how to pronounce Urumchi. 16 pages of color photos; 50 b&w drawings. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Thanks Blam.
You're welcome.
The Chinese are upset at the Uighars because they have selected one of the Caucasian mummies, The Beauty Of Loulan as the mother of their country in defiance of the Chinease claim to their region.
Genetic Testing Reveals Awkward Truth About Xinjiang’s Famous Mummies (Caucasian)
The Beauty Of Loulan (3-4,000 Year Old Mummy)
I do not know. I have been a bit out of touch with the internet lately.
Stay safe, FRiend.
In pinyin, it's Ulumuchi, pronounced oo'-loo-moo'-chee
When it comes to the ChiComs I have a little trouble siding with them or believing their side of any conflict. Muslims or no.
I understand, but the conflict is very real. They want to form an Islamic state within China.
They’re Muslims, not civilains.
Within China is the question. Kind of like saying Tibetans want a Tibetan state “within China.”
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