China takes control of news agenda after Uighurs riot in Urumqi

China takes control of news agenda after Uighurs riot in Urumqi

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When China’s Communist Party celebrates the 60th anniversary of its rule in October it will want to present to its people — and to the world — the image of a Government in control of a booming economy and an increasingly open society. The bloody riot by Muslim Uighurs presents a crucial challenge to this rose-tinted view.

China will want to hit back hard at those whose anger set off the violence. But it will also want to tell its increasingly well-informed people what happened — or, at least, as much as the propaganda mandarins feel can be told — without damaging the idea of natio

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[edit on 6-7-2009 by john124]

so let me get this straight

almost every minority in China protests/riots about "racial inequality" and blames the Han Chinese as being the oppressors

then they all get shot/arrested/beat up/executed

And the Chinese govt expects me to take their side?

Ya right. They are oppressive thugs. Its all too obvious now.

This shows that they do not just treat Tibetans like crap, but they also treat their other oppressed minorities that way too.

Lesson learned, do not protest in china without buying a tombstone first

btw, look at this

"The regional public security department put the toll at 156 deaths and more than 800 injuries, according to state-run media."

The Chinese state run media admits this up front. 156 deaths. 800 + injuries.

That is some hard core oppression there. Murderous oppression.

The LA Riots back in the 90's were far less intense than that. Apparently the LA riots were a cakewalk compared to China

heres my source for the death counts
www.cnn.com...

here is a link to the Xinhua news agency itself
news.xinhuanet.com...

do not worry, it is in english because they know theres no way in hell we can read Chinese characters (cuneiform?)