Tag Archives: transportation

“Xinjiang People, I’m Sorry, Thank You”

I promised, a few posts down, another document that refers to “Xinjiang people”, not just Uyghur or Han or whatever. Recently, the following post, once found at this address, was passed on to me by [...]

Olympic Torch Relay, in Urumchi Tomorrow, May Have Few Spectators

The Olympic torch, originally scheduled to be in Tibet this week, will be arriving in Urumchi tomorrow (Tuesday 17 June). The flame flew into Urumchi from Chongqing yesterday evening, and it will leave Xinjiang on [...]

Hong Kong Tabloid (Wildly) Speculates on Xinjiang Involvement in Shanghai Bus Fire

I’m going to state right off the bat, unequivocally, that since portraying a truthful picture of affairs in Xinjiang is one of the top goals of The New Dominion, we’re automatically cautious when dealing with [...]

Ürümchi Bus Bombing Rumors Abound; None Appear True

According to Chinese-language and English-language articles from Xinhua, echoed by the Guardian, the XUAR PSB has detained several individuals for spreading rumors, primarily by text message, of an alleged bus bombing in Ürümchi on the [...]

Xinjiang Terrorist Attack Foiled in Mid-Air

I’ve flown China Southern Airlines several times. It’s the main airline servicing routes from most Chinese airports to Urumqi. Unlike in the United States, here in China it’s still a-okay to make “young and sexy” [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 18 to 25 January 2008

While Porfiriy’s away, I thought I’d step in and do some news updating. Today’s post includes veterans’ benefits for nuclear test participation, an update on the Ürümchi Dehui fire, educational policy, foreign trade news, awful [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 23 December to 29 December 2007

This week saw even more year-end statistics, the publishing of software that can recognize Uyghur, Kazakh, and Kirghiz writing on scanned images, yet another closure of the Urumqi International Airport, the opening of the new [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 9 December to 15 December 2007

This week, Xinjiang saw a noble wild camel rescue operation, the unearthing of 2400 year-old wheat stalks, the temporary closure of Urumqi International Airport due to heavy fog, a flurry of end-of-the-year statistics, and more, [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 11 November to 17 November 2007

This week, Xinjiang saw more and more national park action, continuing victories for the Flying Tigers, a great outpouring of charity for Xinjiang’s first “Donation Month,” a new bus route to Mongolia, and more, under [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 28 October to 3 November 2007

Welcome to the inaugural post of the New Dominion’s Xinjiang Roundup feature. This (hopefully) weekly post will aggregate news stories, blog posts, and other Xinjiang-related websites that appeared in the preceding seven days. This week, [...]