and over 200 Han Chinese were killed by Uigher "rebels". The
government has since installed 14000 closed circuit cameras in public
streets etc to monitor the population.
There is a big police presence wherever you go with the hotel having a
metal detector at the front door yo deter would be assassains. The
place feels safe but there is clearly an ongoing concern by the
government. For example the TV hasn't been working since Bin Laden got
the chop because it might stir up the locals.
All that is playing are promos for military matters.
Tonight Paddy and I are off to a banquet in our honor put on by his
father in law. I think he said 14 relatives would be going. The skill
is to eat sparingly because there are about 20 different dishes served
and lots of toasting.
Tomorrow he and I head for Beijing which wasn't part of the plan, but
since we have 5 days to cover the 3800km that should be doable. The
Chinese colleage who has been with us for the past 4 days heads by
plane to Shanghai this evening.
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