Beneath Watchful Eyes

Apparently, quite some tourists who owned a SLR camera have been mistaken as journalists. A few days ago, I met a Thai tourist, who claimed to have been detained by the police for some two hours, as he was being suspected an undercover journalist.

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A Year On, Scars Remained

As the anniversary of the ethnic riots approaching, the mood in Urumqi is a little tense but calm. Armed personnel travel in trucks – which very often bearing red banners with huge white letters delivering strong messages like “Stay away from the manipulation of separatist movement”, or “Racial unity for a harmonious society” – patrol the streets all day long.

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