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China Blames Separatists for Deadly Xinjiang Riots
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Chinese paramilitary policemen search a man's bag on a street in the Uighur district of Urumqi city, in China's Xinjiang region, 14 Jul 2009
China blames extremists intent on creating an independent Xinjiang for the bloody riots that killed nearly 200 people earlier this month in the region's capital, Urumqi.
Wu Shimin, the vice minister of China's State Ethnic Affairs Commission, says the protesters who caused the violence in Urumqi were not motivated by economic factors.
Wu says the rioters were solely seeking independence for the far northwestern region of Xinjiang. But he says China will never allow them to realize their goal.
Authorities say unrest in Xinjiang began July 5, when a peaceful protest by ethnic Uighurs in Urumqi turned violent after police intervened. The Uighurs went on a rampage, smashing windows, burning cars and beating people from the country's dominant Han Chinese ethnic group.
The government says 197 people died and more than 1,600 were wounded. Chinese officials have even made a rare admission that police killed 12 people during the rioting. Uighurs say the casualty toll is much higher, and includes far more Uighurs than the government reports.
They also say the government has detained hundreds of Uighurs since the violence, including many who had nothing to do with it.
Wu says the rioters were solely seeking independence for the far northwestern region of Xinjiang. But he says China will never allow them to realize their goal.
Authorities say unrest in Xinjiang began July 5, when a peaceful protest by ethnic Uighurs in Urumqi turned violent after police intervened. The Uighurs went on a rampage, smashing windows, burning cars and beating people from the country's dominant Han Chinese ethnic group.
The government says 197 people died and more than 1,600 were wounded. Chinese officials have even made a rare admission that police killed 12 people during the rioting. Uighurs say the casualty toll is much higher, and includes far more Uighurs than the government reports.
They also say the government has detained hundreds of Uighurs since the violence, including many who had nothing to do with it.
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