October 2010

A Perfect Bomb

Fri, 10/29/2010 - 12:00

Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang, China’s largest province, about the size of Germany, France, and Italy combined. The region has a long history of unrest between Uighurs (Turkic-speaking Muslims who account for about half of the region’s 23 million people) and Han Chinese (the ethnic majority in China).

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Davutoglu: Uighur region important for Turkish people

Fri, 10/29/2010 - 12:00

The communist China changed name of East Turkestan and named it Xinjiang in 1955.

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Australia to Prod China on Defense

Fri, 10/29/2010 - 12:00

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will use his visit to China beginning Sunday to press for greater military transparency in the region, even as he seeks to soothe tensions with his country's biggest trading partner.

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Davutolu highlights historical bonds during talks in Urumqi

Fri, 10/29/2010 - 12:00

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu voiced pleasure on Friday over having a chance to celebrate the 87th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in Urumqi, China, as he pointed to the strength of historical ties between his country and China despite the geographical distance between them.

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Turkish FM visits Uighur region during China visit

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:00

Ahmet Davutoglu, who has become the first Turkish foreign minister ever to visit Uighur Autonomous Region in China, toured historical sites in Kashgar city.

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Turkish FM's cultural tour to China kicks off in Kashgar

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:00

The Turkish foreign minister kicked off his weeklong trip to China on Thursday with a visit to one of the important centers of the historic Silk Road, the city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang autonomous region.

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Turkish FM hopes better China ties to help Uighurs

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:00

Davutoglu said it was of symbolic importance to begin his visit to China from Kashgar and Urumchi in Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region.

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East Turkistan Support Language Protests in Tibet

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:00

Exile students of East Turkistan or Uyghurstan have this week voiced their support for the Tibetans during their current protests over language restrictions. This comes after over a week of protests by Tibetans, through-out the region and also in Beijing.

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Reading China's Party Plenum

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:00

China watchers were anxiously waiting to see the outcome of the 5th plenary session of the 17th Central Committee (CC) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held traditionally in Beijing’s Jinxi hotel.

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Breaching the great firewall

Thu, 10/28/2010 - 12:00

CHINA’S military mouthpiece, the Liberation Army Daily, is not a fan of microblogging. On October 19th it said Twitter had caused chaos during Iran’s political turmoil last year, and gave warning that such instant information-sharing tools posed “hidden dangers” to national security.

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