urumqi

www.farwestchina.com — On July 5, 2009 riots broke out in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi and resulted in the death of almost 200 people. Has progress been made in the 2 years since? What exactly happened?

autonomousregion.wordpress.com — News from a local internet site has revealed the fact that in Urumqi, Xinjiang there is a public restroom so gross, so rank, so full of sh*t that one young woman actually passed out and died. That's just wrong.

www.farwestchina.com — Because of rapid growth in Xinjiang, this and many other such fragile parts of the ecosystem are slowly disappearing. Unfortunately, they are also the main source of water for the province.

www.chinahush.com — on the big screen at the command center of the Municipal Public Security Bureau (of Urumqi) clearly showed the real-time images of the bus station around the Wuxin road area, and even the passengers’ physical characteristics were crystal-clear. This is the municipal government newly installed “Eagle Eye” cameras at work.

www.farwestchina.com — After 312 days of heavily restricted internet in Xinjiang – that’s 53 short of an entire year – it appears as if internet access has finally been restored. Check out this time line of painfully slow events that led up to today's internet freedom. (FYI - Great Firewall still applies) **For those behind the GFW, read the article here**