Riots force Hu to leave G-8 summit; official says ringleaders face execution

Troops flood into China region after clashes - China- msnbc.com

The clampdown came later than I expected, but perhaps the amount of rioting was greater than reported. With Hu at the economic summit,k the government may have decided to low-ball reports coming out of Xinjiang. But when the Han struck back at the Uighurs, apparently they had no choice but to call in the military. There have also been reports of riots in other cities, and hints that Tibetans might join in the violence. In all it's a major embarrassment for President Hu Jintao. I would look for the government to clamp down very forcefully on all of the ethnic minorities in Wetern and Southwestern China, and to transport large numbers of Uighurs for "re-education."

I don't think that there is any threat whatsoever to the control of the Chinese government. What these riots may lead to, however, is a period of greater repression and more Han being sent to Xinjiang and Tibet.

I agree that there is no real threat to the control over this region by the Chinese government. Still, it does futher show that the picture in China is not always as bright as their government claims and it slowly diminishes China's standing in the world.

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I see this as an example of Muslims always screwing everything up and causing disruption whenever people of that religion concentrate in large numbers.

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Ian Williams of NBC News has arrived in Urumqi and hopes to be able to report from the scene. But the authorities have shut down the internet in the province and closed text messaging, so it's not clear just how much information they intend to allow out. His first report can be found here: Chinese open up ? slightly ? over Uighur riots - World Blog - msnbc.com

When you have to "wait and see," it's the waiting part that takes the longest.