Text Messaging Services Resume in Xinjiang Six Months After July Riot of Last Year

Date: 2010-1-17 21:03:00 by shyoto Tags: Xinjiang Riot Xinjiang Communication

Text messaging services began to resume on January 17 for mobile phone users in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, six months after the July 5 riot in the regional capital of Urumqi in 2009.

The services were "gradually" restored since midnight Sunday, said an official with the information office of the regional government.
   
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Xinjiang Travel Advice

Date: 2009-7-8 3:52:00 by go2c Tags: Xinjiang travel Riot

On Sunday, July 5th at around 9:30pm Beijing time, a riot began which has crippled Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province. 

 

For the sake of security, China Highlights does not recommend tourists to visit this sensitive area now. And we didn’t have any customer affected by this riot so far. If you want to know more about this event, please continue to

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