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Terrorism in China

People look on at a street cordoned off by police after Thursday's blast in a market in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, in western China.

Why is Xinjiang such a problem for China?

Global Politics

Attackers in the western Chinese city of Urumqi, the capital of the restive province of Xinjiang, killed 31 people and injured more than 90 at an outdoor market. It was just the latest in a series of terror attacks Chinese officials are blaming on separatists from Xinjiang.Attackers in the western Chinese city of Urumqi, the capital of the restive province of Xinjiang, killed 31 people and injured more than 90 at an outdoor market. It was just the latest in a series of terror attacks Chinese officials are blaming on separatists from Xinjiang.

People light candles outside the Kunming railway station after a weekend knife attack that killed 29 people.

A shocking knife attack in China leads to comparisons with 9/11

Conflict & Justice
People light candles outside the Kunming railway station after a weekend knife attack that killed 29 people.

A shocking knife attack in China leads to comparisons with 9/11

Conflict & Justice
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Another attack in Western China

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