China given warning on Xinjiang

Posted on September 30, 2005 5:49 PM | | Comments (0)

from BBC News
China's treatment of Uighurs living in its western region of Xinjiang risks turning the area into a "time bomb", an exiled Uighur group has said.

The World Uighur Congress (WUC) issued the warning as China prepared to celebrate 50 years of rule in Xinjiang.

A separate video, allegedly made by the East Turkestan Liberation Organisation, said it would use all means possible to launch an armed struggle against China.

China brands such groups terrorists and has vowed to crack down on separatists.

Concern over the situation in Xinjiang prompted the US to issue a statement on Friday warning American travellers in the region to be vigilant against an attack there, saying: "terrorists do not distinguish between official and civilian targets".

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