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2010-07-05 China-Japan-Koreas

Security tight on eve of China ethnic unrest

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Posted by lotp 2010-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Okay, china won't give up Xinjiang but...

Does the province have oil or mineral wealth or is this a matter of buffer zones, influence into central asia, and pride? I'd always thought the region was dirt poor.

Assuming it is dirt poor, I should think China could create a Special Administrative Zone (like Hong Kong) for their and Tibet to mollify the less violently inclined folks and make the International community happy. I would then refer to Taiwan using the same terminology even though Taiwan is not actively under Chinese control.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-07-05 13:29|| 2010-07-05 13:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Xinjiang is China's coal basin.

Posted by ed 2010-07-05 14:15|| 2010-07-05 14:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Located in western China, Xinjiang is known as the countrys coal sea, with an estimated 2.19 trillion tons of coal, or 40% of Chinas total coal reserves.

Rich Mineral Resources

Posted by ed 2010-07-05 14:20|| 2010-07-05 14:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Explains a lot.

Posted by Rjschwarz 2010-07-05 21:44|| 2010-07-05 21:44|| Front Page Top

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