US issues statement on China killings of Uighurs "after five days"

US issues statement on China killings of Uighurs "after five days"
US president's national security adviser urged Chinese leaders to act with "appropriate restraint" in dealing with unrest in East Turkistan, an official said.
Friday, 10 July 2009 14:23

U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser urged Chinese leaders on Friday to act with "appropriate restraint" in dealing with unrest in East Turkistan, a senior U.S. official said.

East Turkistan was occupied by the communist China in 1949 and its name was changed in 1955.

World Uighur Congress said that near 800 Uigurs were killed during a week-violence after Han Chineses attacks and following intervention of China forces. The China governmnet put the death toll 156.

Gen. James Jones also told Chinese leaders that Obama wanted to continue cooperation with Beijing on the North Korean nuclear issue, the official said.

After the attack, Chinese police arrested 1,434 Uighurs two days after killings thousands and wounding more than 1,000 since Uighurs started the protests.

Han Chineses attacked on Uighur workers in a dormitory of a toy factory in China's southern Guangdong province, killing two people and injuring 118.

Video appeared showing Chinese lynch that sparked Uighur protests in East Turkistan.