Six people who were convicted of murder and other crimes in the deadly riot in Xinjiang in July were sentenced to death by a local court on Thursday. Riot in Urumqi

France's Carrefour supermarket chain reopened its flagship Urumqi store Thursday, 17 days after it was forced to close following the July 5 riot.

Once again, Rebiya Kadeer is attempting to paint the Chinese government as a cruel repressor of the Uygurs.

As an Iraqi Muslim who has visited China, I was so shocked and sad when I read reports of the July 5 violence in Xinjiang. Uygurs 'not being squeezed'

Although Muslims only account for 1.5 percent of China's population, their absolute number is not to be underestimated: 20 million.

Xinjiang will boost efforts to improve its infrastructure this year in a move that could see the autonomous region spend 300 billion yuan on its fixed assets.