Urumqi city head fired

Urumqi city head fired

BEIJING, China - Li Zhi, Communist Party of China head in Urumqi City, speaks to young citizens in the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on July 7, 2009. China announced Sept. 5 that Li has been fired as head of the city where ethnic tension sparked a series of violent protests.

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