Loss of face: Xinjiang blast on heels of Xi visit deals blow to ‘total national security’ policy

Loss of face: Xinjiang blast on heels of Xi visit deals blow to ‘total national security’ policy

Special to WorldTribune.com President Xi Jinping’s concept of “total national security” was put to the test when a bomb exploded in the Urumqi Railway Station Wednesday evening, April 30, just a few hours after the supremo ended a four-day inspection trip to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The blast, which killed at least three […]

Beijing blames religion and ‘hostile foreign forces’ after bloodbath in Xinjiang

Beijing blames religion and ‘hostile foreign forces’ after bloodbath in Xinjiang

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com Bloody outbreaks of violence in eastern Xinjiang have shattered two major slogans associated with the current and former Chinese presidents: Xi Jinping’s “China Dream” and ex-president Hu Jintao’s “harmonious society.” Some 40 people, mostly Han-Chinese police and residents in Xinjiang, 44 percent of whose population of 22 million […]