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Follow-Up: Swedish Uyghur Accused of Espionage for China – Sweden and China Duel Diplomats

Posted by Tewpiq on June 24, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

On 4 June 2009, the Swedish Security Police (Säpo) took into custody a 61-year-old Uyghur man, a former refugee and now Swedish citizen, on charges of espionage. Now, that man’s identity has finally been revealed. [...]

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Office building bombing in Urumqi

Posted by Porfiriy on April 03, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

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 [...]

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International Trade Plaza in Urumqi on Fire

Posted by Porfiriy on March 06, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

So just one day after I claim, tongue firmly in cheek, that there is some sort of “fire” theme going on in Xinjiang – first, self-immolating Uyghurs in Beijing, then, a suicidal arsonist in Beitun, [...]

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Knife Wielding Mini-Terrorist Cell Busted in Urumqi

Posted by Porfiriy on July 10, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Hasan, why are you running at me with that 50 cm long Uyghur musical instrument? Originally, the details disclosed by various news agencies described police retaliation against some non-ideological hooliganism that occurred in Xinjiang – [...]

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Interactive Tourist Map of Urumqi

Posted by Tewpiq on May 16, 2008 under Xinjiang Travel

We at The New Dominion strive to make useful information about Xinjiang available to those who need it, especially in a fun, visual form. That includes tourists who, when faced with the Urumchi section of [...]

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Xinjiang Political News Roundup for 21-27 March 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 29, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Xinjiang News Roundup, Politics, for March 21-27, 2008. This week, discover how you, a mere 老百姓, can participate in Urumqi’s lawmaking process, breath a sigh of relief at drastically shorter [...]

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Kebabs will not give you AIDS. Maybe. Yargh!

Posted by Porfiriy on March 26, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

So you may have heard through your friendly telecommunications company health announcement text message service that kebabs might give you AIDS. We heard it first at Liuzhou Laowai. The original text message, when translated to [...]

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Xinjiang Health News Roundup for 19-25 March 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 26, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

This is The New Dominion’s Xinjiang Health News Roundup for the following week. Only three stories this time, one involving sleep disorder research in Urumqi, another involving AIDS in Xinjiang’s penitentiary system, and the third [...]

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Xinjiang Terrorist Attack Foiled in Mid-Air

Posted by Porfiriy on March 09, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

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” [...]

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