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July 21, 2009
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Xinhua Insight: Riot-ravaged Xinjiang looks toward revival

URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Two weeks after a deadly riot in Xinjiang, residents in the far western region of China are gradually shaking off the shadow of the violence and striving for a revival.

On the Youth Road of downtown Urumqi, the regional capital, the Haojiaxiang supermarket is again crowded with customers hunting for bargains. After the July 5 riot in the city that has left 197 people dead and more than 1,600 injured, the supermarket saw its weekend turnover exceed the pre-riot level because of massive discounts.

The supermarket, one of the largest in Urumqi, has resumed normal operations from July 8 after early closings ...

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