15 years after Xinjiang unrest, China fends off criticism of hardline rule

Beijing cements support from like-minded states, cushioning West's condemnation

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Fifteen years ago in Urumqi, the capital of China's northwestern Xinjiang region, thousands of ethnic Uyghurs took to the streets to demand equal treatment and rights as those enjoyed by Han Chinese.

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