China's Xinjiang Riots: The Energy Connection

There is an important energy (read: oil & gas) connection to the current riots in China’s Xinjiang province. While the region had been independence-minded, that is no longer conceivable to the Chinese leadership, with sad and unsurprising current results:

“The Chinese didn’t want to let Xinjiang be independent before, but after they built all the oilfields, it became absolutely impossible,” said one Muslim resident in Korla, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution by government security agents.

More:

• Backgrounder on the Uyghur people (Wikipedia)
• 140 killed in Western China after riots and security crackdown (Times)
• Xinjian oil boom fuels Uyghur unrest (FT)

Comments

[Graham and ...:]

China's Muslims sit on top of China's oil. And when China makes a determined push for that oil, there will be a drive to "relocate" (and "concentrate") those Muslims.

Jul 06 11:21 AM

[calcal:]

in just one night -- 1000 crazy muslim nuts/uighurs seperatists rioters and 140 shot dead and 300 arrrests and 90 more after by the police and 800 casualties -- wow! That will sure teach those seperatists muslim nuts and tibetan monk nuts a serious lesson!

the extraordinary severity and swiftness of the crack down and the promptness the government handled it and anounced it tells the world loud and clear -- the Han Chinese Nation bears absolute no mercy towards seperation by any minorities.
That makes me as a Chinese really proud!
Way to Go! CHINA! You have Chinese Americans' full support!

Jul 06 01:32 PM

[Graham and ...:]

The modern Kristallnacht, I kid you not.


On Jul 06 01:32 PM calcal wrote:

> in just one night -- 1000 crazy muslim nuts/uighurs seperatists rioters
> and 140 shot dead and 300 arrrests and 90 more after by the police
> and 800 casualties -- wow! That will sure teach those seperatists
> muslim nuts and tibetan monk nuts a serious lesson!
>
> the extraordinary severity and swiftness of the crack down and the
> promptness the government handled it and anounced it tells the world
> loud and clear -- the Han Chinese Nation bears absolute no mercy
> towards seperation by any minorities.
> That makes me as a Chinese really proud!
> Way to Go! CHINA! You have Chinese Americans' full support!

Jul 06 01:57 PM

[Armen:]

Hmmm!
That is more than the Iranian Mullahs killed.
How come no one raising hell about the China killings?

Jul 06 07:34 PM

[Graham and ...:]

China is not considered a rogue nation like Iran, even though it is. Welcome to the Axis of Evil.


On Jul 06 07:34 PM Armen wrote:

> Hmmm!
> That is more than the Iranian Mullahs killed.
> How come no one raising hell about the China killings?

Jul 06 08:36 PM

[redchildren:]

Because most of the dead were innocent civilians killed by rioters. The west has learned its mistake from last year's reproting of Tibetan riot and begin to believe most of the deaths were caused by rioters.


On Jul 06 07:34 PM Armen wrote:

> Hmmm!
> That is more than the Iranian Mullahs killed.
> How come no one raising hell about the China killings?

Jul 06 10:09 PM

[Teutonic Kn...:]

Graham -

It is part of their dynastic march...emperor hu and chancellor wen are coming on strong...I concur with you...

TK

Jul 07 11:19 AM

[kappa5:]

hope the comment givers can stay dispassionate and apolitical
and stick to investment related ideas. this goes for the all the content of this site. if you want to impress us readers then stick to the basics with brief and powerful insights. cheers :-)

Jul 07 11:31 AM

[Graham and ...:]

The original Kristallnacht (1938) depressed stock markets worldwide.So could the modern one.These are not normal times for "business as usual."


On Jul 07 11:31 AM kappa5 wrote:

> hope the comment givers can stay dispassionate and apolitical <br/>and
> stick to investment related ideas. this goes for the all the content
> of this site. if you want to impress us readers then stick to the
> basics with brief and powerful insights. cheers :-)

Jul 07 12:21 PM

[Graham and ...:]

Dear TK:

I'm Chinese American, you're German American, but we both know a lot about each others' backgrounds.


On Jul 07 11:19 AM Teutonic Knight wrote:

> Graham -
>
> It is part of their dynastic march...emperor hu and chancellor wen
> are coming on strong...I concur with you...
>
> TK

Jul 07 12:24 PM

[TinyTim:]

Thanks Paul-

My local TV news last nite mentioned a big riot in China but that was it. They're probably controlled by Bejing (or Jacko)

Jul 07 04:40 PM

[fran:]

the security of china homeland/border areas is as vital as oil/gas. this type crackdown of dissidants/political unrest has been occuring in tibet and other strategic acquired countries for many years. there is little oil/gas in tibet, but the crackdowns in tibet. have often been brutal.

Jul 07 10:58 PM