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Alright then, Xinjiang *is* that bad: A Place of Exile

Posted by Porfiriy on March 13, 2009 under History of Xinjiang , Xinjiang in the News

Alright then, so in the last post I talked about what I perceived to be a media blitz by Xinhua and its ilk to sort of compensate for Nur Bekri’s gloomy forecasting last Friday. Xinjiang, [...]

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Xinjiang Health News Roundup: 4 March to 11 March 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on March 11, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

OpkeHessip and I are happy to roll out the newest version of the Xinjiang News Roundup. Our previous news roundup format consisted of a Saturday summarization of all events and news stories of note that [...]

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Xinjiang, Sex, and CNN

Posted by Porfiriy on March 03, 2008 under Links

CNN published its obligatory “sexual revolution in China” article today, reveling like many other media outlets have in the delightful fusion of two hot topics that are both good sells in today’s media world. And [...]

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Xinjiang Roundup: 18 to 25 January 2008

Posted by Tewpiq on January 29, 2008 under Uncategorized

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 [...]

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Xinjiang Roundup: 30 December 2007 to 5 January 2008

Posted by Porfiriy on January 07, 2008 under Uncategorized

This week in Xinjiang, global warming was given a silver lining, the XPCC strengthened its presence in Northern Xinjiang, a model Uyghur policeman was selected as a finalist for Olympic torchbearer, TVs were distributed to [...]

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Xinjiang Roundup: 23 December to 29 December 2007

Posted by Porfiriy on December 31, 2007 under Uncategorized

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 [...]

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Xinjiang Roundup: 16 December to 22 December 2007

Posted by Porfiriy on December 26, 2007 under Uncategorized

Merry Christmas and Blessed Qurban Festival from The New Dominion! Beginning last Thursday Musilms throughout Xinjiang and China celebrated Qurban Heyt, which commemorates Abraham’s obedience to God when commanded to sacrifice his eldest son Ishmael. [...]

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Xinjiang Roundup: 9 December to 15 December 2007

Posted by Porfiriy on December 17, 2007 under Uncategorized

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, [...]

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Xinjiang Roundup: 18 November to 24 November 2007

Posted by Porfiriy on November 26, 2007 under Uncategorized

This week, Xinjiang saw four television-worthy crimes, the defeat of a 50-year old coal mine fire, the passing of an old Xinjiang hand, the demise of both confusing toilet signs and the iconic outdoor kebab [...]

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