Brutal riots in Xinjiang--English--人民网

Chinese President tells Xinjiang leaders to work for unity

President Hu Jintao told leading officials in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Tuesday to focus on reform and development as well as ethnic unity and stability, to build a "prosperous and harmonious socialist" Xinjiang.

Backgrounder: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Xinjiang in the border area of northwest China covers about 1.66 million square km, accounting for one sixth of the Chinese territory.

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Previous unrests in China's Xinjiang region

In January 2007, police destroyed a terrorist training camp in the Pamir plateau, killing 18 terrorists and capturing 17. The police also seized 22 hand grenades and more than 1,500 half-finished grenades, and some home-made explosives. One officer was killed and another injured in the raid. >>

Chinese police smashed a terrorist gang on Jan. 27, 2008 in Urumqi, the regional capital, killing two and arresting 15 others. >>

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