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China Issues Tough Rules to Nail Growing Extremism in Xinjiang

Mar 30, 2017 05:30 PM EDT

China is set to implement a new set of tough rules to keep a check on religious extremism in the Muslim-dominated region of Xinjiang, located in the country's far western region. These new sets of rules, which will be reportedly implemented from April 1, are seen as a countermeasure to a recent spike in insurgency violence in the region.

Uighur women in downtown Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, May 1, 2014.

Nearly 100 Dead From Deadly Xinjiang Attack

Christl Leong |

Aug 04, 2014 02:55 PM EDT

Close to a hundred people were killed last week as local authorities and terrorists engaged in a deadly clash in China's Xinjiang region, the deadliest incident yet since the Urumqi riots five year ago.