Uyghur activist hopes for help from new Japanese gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer told Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 21 that ethnic violence is continuing in China's western Xinjiang region following bloody riots in July and asked for help and involvement from the Japanese government over the issue.

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