Monday July 6, 2009, 2:28 am
Protest may be a reaction to racial violence in southern Guangdong province.

The violence reportedly happened at a toy factory in Guangdong province, where many migrants, including Uyghurs, have moved in search of work. A massive brawl reportedly broke out between workers of Uyghur and Han nationalities. Two Uyghurs reportedly died..

Xinjiang is home to many Uyghurs. China's constitution guarantees ethnic minorities equal rights and limited autonomy. However, ethnic tensions run deep. Minority groups such as the Uyghurs complain that they are treated as second-class citizens and are subjected to discrimination by the majority Han nationalities.

"What was clear was, the Uyghur protesters were not happy," the witness in Urumqi said. "They broke windows of public buses, threw bottles and rocks at the police, and harassed what looked like Chinese of Han or Hui nationalities. I saw a Uyghur man kick a Han woman in the behind as she tried to get away from the crowds."

Monday July 6, 2009, 5:37 am
Pretty frightening... I this this type of hatred ad violence will just further deepen the divide and more violent acts will come to be.

Monday July 6, 2009, 3:33 pm
I totally agree w/ Jamie. Thanks for sharing.

Monday July 6, 2009, 6:04 pm
Noted..Thanks Peace

Tuesday July 7, 2009, 6:29 am
noted Thanks Kathy I agree with Jamie and White Wolf. Violence only beets violence. When will we as humans with intelligence and free will open our eyes to what is happening to our world? War has never been the naswer to any of our problems.

Thursday July 9, 2009, 5:46 pm
nOTED. TX PEACE