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...commentary at this cursory level. While this hefty book disappoints in the context of its wandering, subpar storytelling, Volpi’s prolific ideas and occasional bent for powerful language should not preclude him from meeting more success with his next attempt.—Staff writerMonica S. Liu can be reached at msliu@fas.harvard.edu...
...welcome him and we're very happy that he's here," said Liu Ming-chuan...
...Staff writer Monica S. Liu can be reached at msliu@fas.harvard.edu...
...Liu told the official news agency that rioters burned 261 motor vehicles and about 200 shops yesterday in violence that was, according to an earlier Xinhua report, "masterminded from overseas by the separatist World Uighur Congress (WUC) led by Rebiya Kadeer." Sections of the city populated by concentrations of ethnic Uighurs, who make up only about 10% of Urumqi's population, were reportedly under curfew on Monday...
Chinese authorities announced today that some 140 people were killed and more than 800 wounded in protests that roiled Urumqi, the capital of China's far western Xinjiang province, on July 5. According to the official news agency Xinhua, Urumqi police chief Liu Yaohua told a press conference that the number of dead was still rising and that there had been extensive damage to property...