Friday, November 08, 2013

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Tiananmen attack linked to police raid on a mosque in Xinjiang
天安门袭击者疑为报复清真寺被拆
The New York Times, November 7, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131108/c08xinjiang/dual/

Tightening the screws: deaths in Tiananmen Square unnerve leaders before a crucial gathering
The Economist, November 9, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21589449-deaths-tiananmen-square-unnerve-leaders-crucial-gathering-tightening-screws

Faster than a speeding bullet:China’s new rail network, already the world’s longest, will soon stretch considerably farther
The Economist, November 9, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21589447-chinas-new-rail-network-already-worlds-longest-will-soon-stretch-considerably-farther-faster