This regime is nuts. Giving them the Olympics last year and sending the boot licking political leaders from around the world was a complete waste of time. As posh as the new regime may dress, underneath they're the same old thugs of yesteryear. Until they're sent packing, their obsession with violence will never end. Thanks to western political leaders, get a good look at your global factory managers. Who can trust business partners such as this?
Ethnic clashes have paralyzed Urumqi in the past several days — with minority Uighur and Han Chinese mobs roaming the streets and attacking each other. The violence forced President Hu Jintao to cut short a trip to Italy where he was to take part in a Group of Eight summit — an unprecedented move by a Chinese leader.
The government responded to the violence by pouring columns of troops into the far-flung, oil-rich province, hundreds of which were stationed in People's Square in the middle of the city. Earlier in the week, the official Xinhua News Agency reported that more than 20,000 armed police, special police, firefighters and troops had been dispatched to quell the unrest.
Communist Party chief Li Zhi told a televised news conference that many people had been arrested, including students.
"To those who committed crimes with cruel means, we will execute them," he said, adding government forces would crack down on any security risk. He did not elaborate.
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