Fighting separatism a lengthy struggle
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March 8, 2010, Monday
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FIGHTING separatism in Xinjiang will be a long-term, complicated and tough task, a senior local official said.
Nur Berkri, chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region government, told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress that China had sentenced 198 people involved in 97 cases in connection with a deadly riot eight months ago in the region.
"The investigation, prosecution and trial are still going on, and the final figure of the people sentenced will be more than that," he said.
"China is a socialist country ruled by law, and the dignity of law allows no violation and the interests of people cannot be encroached upon," he said. "Any criminal activity that undermines social order and damages people's life and property will be punished."
Authorities said that the riot in the Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi on July 5, 2009, left 197 people dead and more than 1,700 injured.
Distort history
The riot demonstrated that the struggle against secession in Xinjiang will be long-term, complicated and acute, he said.
A few secessionists are reluctant to see the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to live a happy life with the guidance of the Communist Party of China and in the big family of the motherland, he said, and they do everything possible to sabotage ethnic relations, distort Xinjiang's history, and advocate their ideas of secession.
He said development and stability were both important for the region.
The region suffered double blows in 2009 - the global financial crisis and the Urumqi riot.
The adverse impacts of the financial crisis on the region were obvious.
Foreign trade in the region fell 37 percent year on year last year, compared with a 61-percent increase in 2008. The oil and petrochemical industries, which accounts for 61 percent of regional industrial output, was also hit hard when world oil prices slumped.
However, despite these challenges, Xinjiang recorded an 8.1 percent increase in regional gross domestic product last year, he said.
Nur Berkri, chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region government, told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress that China had sentenced 198 people involved in 97 cases in connection with a deadly riot eight months ago in the region.
"The investigation, prosecution and trial are still going on, and the final figure of the people sentenced will be more than that," he said.
"China is a socialist country ruled by law, and the dignity of law allows no violation and the interests of people cannot be encroached upon," he said. "Any criminal activity that undermines social order and damages people's life and property will be punished."
Authorities said that the riot in the Xinjiang regional capital of Urumqi on July 5, 2009, left 197 people dead and more than 1,700 injured.
Distort history
The riot demonstrated that the struggle against secession in Xinjiang will be long-term, complicated and acute, he said.
A few secessionists are reluctant to see the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to live a happy life with the guidance of the Communist Party of China and in the big family of the motherland, he said, and they do everything possible to sabotage ethnic relations, distort Xinjiang's history, and advocate their ideas of secession.
He said development and stability were both important for the region.
The region suffered double blows in 2009 - the global financial crisis and the Urumqi riot.
The adverse impacts of the financial crisis on the region were obvious.
Foreign trade in the region fell 37 percent year on year last year, compared with a 61-percent increase in 2008. The oil and petrochemical industries, which accounts for 61 percent of regional industrial output, was also hit hard when world oil prices slumped.
However, despite these challenges, Xinjiang recorded an 8.1 percent increase in regional gross domestic product last year, he said.
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