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| Chinas Hu skips G8 to deal with Xinjiang riots |
| 2009-07-09 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Chinese President Hu Jintao abandoned plans to attend a G8 summit in Italy on Wednesday, returning home early to deal with ethnic violence amid Turkish accusations that China staged a "massacre" of its Turkic-speaking Muslim Uighurs. The Foreign Ministry said Hu had left for China due to the "situation" in isolated, energy-rich Xinjiang that has left 156 dead, 1,080 injured and 1,434 arrested in the latest unrest between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs since Sunday. State Councilor Dai Bingguo will attend the G8 summit instead of Hu, the ministry added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 This is NOT good for either side. Hu has lost face. He won't take that very well. Expect to see some VERY rough "justice" in Urumqui, against both Uigurs and Han. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-07-09 14:16 |