China: September 10, 2002

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At the request of  China, the US has added Uighur separatists to their list of international terrorists. It is wisely believed that this was done to obtain Chinese assent for a US invasion of Iraq. Getting the Uighur separatists listed as terrorists has made the Chinese  police more aggressive in hunting for separatists in western China.

 

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