Xinjiang Province: News & Discussions

[houshanghai]

Chinese scientists say water diversion from Bohai to Xinjiang unfeasible
English.news.cn 2010-11-16 20:32:30 FeedbackPrintRSS
BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- A proposal to divert water from the Bohai Sea on China's eastern coast to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the far west to fight deserts and sandstorms is "unfeasible" and an "illusion," water resources scientists and experts said Tuesday.

They made the remarks while responding to questions at a press conference in Beijing concerning a study on Xinjiang's water strategy and sustainable development.

Shi Yulin, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a research fellow at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the salt contained in the huge amount of diverted sea water could further encrust the saline land in Xinjiang.

Li Zechun, an academician at Chinese Academy of Engineering, and former director of National Climate Center, said the sea water could not produce sufficient vapor to create enough rainfall to affect the climate in northwestern regions.

Ning Yuan, former deputy director and research fellow of the South-North Water Diversion Project Commission (SNWDPC) of the State Council, said the Bohai Sea was 5,000 km from Xinjiang, five times the distance of the South-North Water Diversion from Danjiangkou, in central Hubei Province, to Beijing.

That meant the laying of a pipeline, the huge cost of the project, and the water distribution were all problems "beyond imagination," Ning said.

In a widely reported meeting on Nov. 5 in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, researchers and local government officials discussed the proposal to divert water from east China to the west.

According to the proposal, the huge amount of sea water, if diverted to the west, could form man-made lakes and rivers and serve as vapor source to create more rainfall to contain the threat of desertification in north and northwest China.

Chinese scientists say water diversion from Bohai to Xinjiang unfeasible

 

[CardSharp]

Hell I thought it was a dumb idea the moment I heard about it.

 

[no_name]

There's a limit to what even china can do.
Guess they just have to go for the slow approach, plant more pine trees and fight the desert.

 

[CarbonD]

Chinese state media says 12 people have died in riots near the north-western city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province.

The Xinhua news agency reported that rioters killed 10 people, while police shot dead two of the rioters.

The report gives no detail as to what might have triggered the violence.

Security has been high in the north-western province since riots in 2009 in the capital Urumqi between the Muslim Uighurs, who are the largest ethnic group, and Han Chinese migrants.

Nearly 200 people were killed in that unrest, most of them Han, according to officials.

Uighur grievances
Tuesday's violence took place in a market in Yecheng county, according to Xinhua, which says police are still hunting some of the rioters.

Almost half of Xinjiang's residents are Uighurs, Turkic-speaking Muslims with cultural and ethnic links to Central Asia.

Many complain that large-scale migration of Han Chinese workers from the east has cost them jobs and is eroding their culture.

China has invested heavily in Xinjiang and the region's rich oil and gas deposits are vital to its booming economy.

Uighur allegations of discrimination and marginalisation have been behind anti-Han and separatist sentiment in Xinjiang since the 1990s.

Further violence broke out in July 2011 and left 32 people dead.

A hostage-taking incident in December led to the death of seven kidnappers - part of a "terror gang," according to Chinese state media.

China claims it faces an organised terrorist threat from radical Muslims in Xinjiang, but Uighur activists say citizens are angry at Beijing's heavy-handed rule in the region.

BBC News - China violence: 12 dead in Kashgar city in Xinjiang

 

[Lambda]

China claims it faces an organised terrorist threat from radical Muslims in Xinjiang, but Uighur activists say citizens are angry at Beijing's heavy-handed rule in the region.

Good Work China.

Kill Each and Every Islamic Terrorist Thug.

 

[God of Death]

RIP to the innocent Muslims. shame on china

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Good Work China.

Kill Each and Every Islamic Terrorist.

They are not terrorists they are innocent Muslims who are living under chinese occupation.

china even calls Dalai Lama a terrorist do u belive Dalai Lama is a terrorist????????

 

[ephone]

What kind of fxxk-up grievances uighurs have???

Even if you have grievances, you can take knives out to streets to kill normal people randomly???

If the west still thinks the above is normal, how about we round up those uighurs and use machine guns to weed them out???

Chinese state media says 12 people have died in riots near the north-western city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province.

The Xinhua news agency reported that rioters killed 10 people, while police shot dead two of the rioters.

The report gives no detail as to what might have triggered the violence.

Security has been high in the north-western province since riots in 2009 in the capital Urumqi between the Muslim Uighurs, who are the largest ethnic group, and Han Chinese migrants.

Nearly 200 people were killed in that unrest, most of them Han, according to officials.

Uighur grievances
Tuesday's violence took place in a market in Yecheng county, according to Xinhua, which says police are still hunting some of the rioters.

Almost half of Xinjiang's residents are Uighurs, Turkic-speaking Muslims with cultural and ethnic links to Central Asia.

Many complain that large-scale migration of Han Chinese workers from the east has cost them jobs and is eroding their culture.

China has invested heavily in Xinjiang and the region's rich oil and gas deposits are vital to its booming economy.

Uighur allegations of discrimination and marginalisation have been behind anti-Han and separatist sentiment in Xinjiang since the 1990s.

Further violence broke out in July 2011 and left 32 people dead.

A hostage-taking incident in December led to the death of seven kidnappers - part of a "terror gang," according to Chinese state media.

China claims it faces an organised terrorist threat from radical Muslims in Xinjiang, but Uighur activists say citizens are angry at Beijing's heavy-handed rule in the region.

BBC News - China violence: 12 dead in Kashgar city in Xinjiang

 

[Invincible INDIAN]

RIP to the freedom fighters!!!

 

[conworldus]

This Indian troll fest is comical. Let's wait for more details first.

 

[Mech]

Good Work China.

Kill Each and Every Islamic Terrorist Thug.

Man....what i would give, for a Pakistani response to this.....

No joy.

 

[Ammyy]

RIP to dead

Where are double faced Pakistani members ????

Crying so much about riots in India where are they right now ???? You really dnt have any right to talk about muslims

 

[53fd]

RIP to the dead. Let's hold our horses & wait for the details to come out.

 

[CarbonD]

Han chinese are the cruel lot. They colonise every bit from inner mongolia to tibet they steal peoples jobs. As the ruling government are Han, I suppose they get special status over minorities.

 

[Fanling Monk]

Nothing on Reuters or Xinhua yet, and I don't trust BBC

 

[conworldus]

Han chinese are the cruel lot. They colonise every bit from inner mongolia to tibet they steal peoples jobs. As the ruling government are Han, I suppose they get special status over minorities.

You have no idea what you are talking about. Minorities have preferential status in China. Stop being a joke.