This article is from: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100424/ap_on_re_as/as_china_xinjiang
Months after the ethnic riots that killed nearly 200 people, China replaced the unpopular Communist Party boss for a far-western region. There has been no media reports for the immediate removal of Wang Lequan, 65, who served as the party boss in Xiajiang since 1995.
Wang Lequan was in charge last July when there were bloody street riots in the regional capital of Urumqi against the ethnic majority Han Chinese. During that time, almost 200 people were killed who were mostly Han, and that was the country's worst communal violence in decades.
"'China must make fundamental changes in the way of ruling through suppression in Xinjiang and respect the political demands of the Uighur people,' said Raxit, spokesman for the Germany-based World Uyghur Congress."
After even more riots and unrest in September, thousands of people marched through the streets of Urumqi for the resignation of Wang and other local leaders.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
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I see this replacement as having both a positive and a negative. By replacing the unpopular Communist Party boss, China has made a really good political move. Replacing such an unpopular figure will only help improve relations between China and it's communist party and its people. The hope is that communism won't grow in a better light because the unpopular boss is gone. However, this is a good break through for the Chinese people because it shows that protests and rallying can help the people get what they want. Granted 200 people were killed, but those are steps that protesters and the chinese people need to take to fight a repressive government. It gives me a lot of hope for the future of China.
I agree with Sandy. Replacing a bad leader is a step in the right direction for any country. It's sad that it took so much violence for the change to come about, but at least it has come.
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