Monthly Archives April 2009

Josh Summers’ review of Wang Gang’s English

One of the very few fictional portraits of Xinjiang hit the shelves in the English language just a few days ago, and Josh Summers of Far West China has a review of it up at [...]

Office building bombing in Urumqi

A man detonated a bomb in downtown Urumqi, killing himself and injuring two others, according to the People’s Daily Online. The attacker, Han Wushun, went to Xinjiang Beixin Road and Construction Company’s offices with the [...]

More Xinjiang Links

My apologies for another run-and-gun style post. We mentioned in a previous roundup that Uighurbiz, an outspoken online community, was shut down, and that its owner, Ilham Tohti, dropped off the radar for a few [...]

Fictional Xinjiang Novel Reveals State Insecurities

The Cultural Revolution is a sensitive topic inside of China’s borders, spoken of quietly, indirectly, or simply not at all.  And that is why I was surprised that the China Daily decided to put out [...]