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>"July 2009 Ürümqi riots" Those were just peaceful protests.
by logicchains 6y ago
>"July 2009 Ürümqi riots"
Those were just peaceful protests.
- mcji 6y agowell, it didn't look very peaceful. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3A%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots_video.ogv https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3A%C3%9...
- EForEndeavour 6y agoYou're referring to the peaceful protests that deteriorated into days of violence which killed 197+ people and injured thousands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2009_%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_rio...
- AbrahamParangi 6y agoFor what it’s worth, following the thread in the Wikipedia article it looks like the major facts trace back to Chinese state media.
- sigotirandolas 6y agoI think OP was not contesting those acts on China were riots, but rather ironically implying that the acts by BLM/Antifa are riots - despite certain media mostly referring to them as 'peaceful protests'.