Comments on: Physical Changes in Xinjiang Due to the Riots http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to.html Travel and Live in Xinjiang, China's Silk Road Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tommy http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-10 Tommy Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:41:19 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to-the-riots/#comment-10 one more thing. for getting in touch with friends in Urumqi if not in China. Have a third person in another Chinese city arrange a conference call with you and Urumqi. Did this last night. Works a treat. A bit labourous, buy the alternative is no contact until after October 1. one more thing. for getting in touch with friends in Urumqi if not in China. Have a third person in another Chinese city arrange a conference call with you and Urumqi. Did this last night. Works a treat. A bit labourous, buy the alternative is no contact until after October 1.

]]> By: Fausto http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Fausto Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:40:01 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to-the-riots/#comment-9 I lived in Urumqi in that very neighborhood for 2 and a half years until last summer. A good friend of mine who had also lived there at the same time (also an American) just happened to be back there visiting when everything went down. Here's his 1st person account in 2 entries: http://davidwong.com/2009/07/06.html<br />and <br />http://davidwong.com/2009/07/07.html I lived in Urumqi in that very neighborhood for 2 and a half years until last summer. A good friend of mine who had also lived there at the same time (also an American) just happened to be back there visiting when everything went down. Here's his 1st person account in 2 entries: http://davidwong.com/2009/07/06.html
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]]> By: arnauld http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-8 arnauld Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:15:37 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to-the-riots/#comment-8 Hello,<br /><br />thanks for the news. I hope you can write more soon. Also it appears your blog is harmonized now...<br /><br />I am a french in China and I try to contact one of my chinese friend in Urumqi, but no success yet, no Internet and seems his phone isn't working Hello,

thanks for the news. I hope you can write more soon. Also it appears your blog is harmonized now…

I am a french in China and I try to contact one of my chinese friend in Urumqi, but no success yet, no Internet and seems his phone isn't working

]]> By: Tracy http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-7 Tracy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:23:41 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to-the-riots/#comment-7 Thanks for all your updates. Are you affected at all by this epidemic that's going around Xinjiang? Thanks for all your updates. Are you affected at all by this epidemic that's going around Xinjiang?

]]> By: Tommy http://www.farwestchina.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-6 Tommy Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:37:09 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2009/08/physical-changes-in-xinjiang-due-to-the-riots/#comment-6 Just back from Urumqi. Very visible military presence. Groups of three armed police (SWAT apparently) are stationed every 200 metres or so on major roads. Intersections have larger groups of soldiers under canopies. Witnessed many army convoys on the roads as well. All of this in parts of the city that were not directly effected by the riots. Did not go to the Grand Bazaar area. On the whole though, relations and interactions between Han and Uighur appeared quite normal. People seem to be getting on with daily life.<br /><br />Digression: was reading at the weekend about the LA riots. A lot of similarities between the black communities reaction to Koreans and the Uighur reactions to (mainly) low-income Han Chinese migrant workers. Just back from Urumqi. Very visible military presence. Groups of three armed police (SWAT apparently) are stationed every 200 metres or so on major roads. Intersections have larger groups of soldiers under canopies. Witnessed many army convoys on the roads as well. All of this in parts of the city that were not directly effected by the riots. Did not go to the Grand Bazaar area. On the whole though, relations and interactions between Han and Uighur appeared quite normal. People seem to be getting on with daily life.

Digression: was reading at the weekend about the LA riots. A lot of similarities between the black communities reaction to Koreans and the Uighur reactions to (mainly) low-income Han Chinese migrant workers.

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