Biased critiques against China! But I wonder how Chinese Govt and Hans did not unleash violence against the entire Uighurs! Perhaps, it did not want to follow Srilanka (SL) which attacked the entire Tamil population in retaliation for the killing of 13 SL soldiers by Tamil separatists in 1983.

Bandara, London,

some interesting comments but i agree with the one that states how any occupation has reprisals such as USA, UK, Russia, Japan, China etc etc. it should not be for any government to decided the fate of people but the free vote of all people no matter where they from to choose how they want to live.

peter, bangkok, thailand

Islamists blamed...!!!....Why the religious label on Drudge?

Gord Kapasky, Toronto, Canada

To those who say that the recent attacks are only a Chinese issue, tell me why Islamists are involved in 95% of the 30 to 40 wars around the World. To me it seems that these extreme Moslems don't want to live with anyone not of the Moslem faith. The good Moslems must speak out!

Larry, Orlando, USA

China supports most of the Islamic extremists and terrorists all over the world.

What problems, excuses and spins Uighur Muslims and other Muslims have to indulge in terrorist activities in China?

Is Uighurs' case a confirmation that minority Muslims can't co-exist with others in any nation?

Krishna R. Kumar, Udupi, India

This type of thing just makes no sense to me anymore. Bomb/attack/ambush, all in the name of cause du jour/insert-political-justification-here. Just find a piece of ground and be happy. Life is short and nothing is permanent.

Michael, Atlanta, USA

China is the best country in the world!

Michael , Chongqing, China

Those who criticise China should know better how the other countries, especially Sri-Lanka, deal with minorities. These critiques shed tears not for Tibetans or Uighurs, but for Chinese military and economic progress.

Punchibanda, Toronto,

Hey jenny in edinb.,
Chill out. Why can't Yang say this in England? We all've diffrnt opinions. 2 ask her why she's living here & sayin this stuff, is implyin she's not entitled 2 her opinion and better leave this place. Isn't that contrary 2 the ideals of a free world where every1 has their say?

howie, london,

Well, this leaves us no choice but have to use force. It wasn't like this in the 60s and 70s. My mom was sent to Xijiang after university during the cultrual revolution. They practically built a city from rocks and sands. If these people want to pick a fight, they are going to get it.
Ming, China

ming, Tianjin, China

Pan, Chongqing

You appear to know very little about world events. The UK and USA have been battling against Islamic terrorism for several years. Have you not heard of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York or the Kings Cross underground killings in London. All done by Islamic extremists.

Colin, Cambridge, United Kingdom

to yang in stoke-on-trent:

Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia and Taiwan are an inseperate part of China. It is China's business not any other countries's. [sic]

is this why you live in England? because China is so kind to it's peoples (of all ethnicities, including it's own Han Chinese)?

jenny, edinburgh,

where is the difference of such comparing what happened in New York ,London? While western TEACHERS have been doing so WELL on record of human rights, why are you suffering and who was the first and fear most?
Such action is condemned ! If you see any reason , who knows whom is next?

Ni Da, Nanjing, China

David Vida, Toronto . India is the future of Asia ?? are you kidding ?? I can`t stop laughing hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Agus Chandra, Jakarta, Indonesia

Until 1940s, Tibet and East Turkistan had been independent countries for many centuries. China brutally occupied both countries and has systematically been oppressing the Tibetans and the Uighurs ever since. Unfortunately the world needs cheap Chinese goods, and turns a blind eye to these tragedies.

Sevket Zaimoglu, London, UK

I know now where did the terrorists came from now, they have been encouraged and supported by western country, they want to annihilate China from earth, and can dominate the whole earth as their will. Who's the evil? the answer is apparent!!!

Pan, Chongqing, China

isn't this the standard ethnical policy anywhere around the world? Do I need to say more? And isn't that creating problems always...

octav, Galati, Romania

Instead of blaming islam for everything, why don't you try to learn history little, Uygurs are (thats how you write uygur) Turkic speaking people and they have no wish to live under Chines control, just like Tibet? accept Uygur population close to 15 million. before you write,read and learn.

Tom Ceviker, Brisbane, Australia

The convenience of a terrorist attack is just what China needs to get other nations along-side, especially after it's actions following March 10. Obviously people (Han Chinese included) aren't happy with the way the CCP governs. If you weren't given a voice, what actions would you take to be heard?

Seb, Perth,

to James, Sydney
China ruling Tibet is not at all comparable to England ruling India. In fact, the Chinese government actively encourages the cultural freedom of Tibetans and other ethnic minorities. They are not subject to the one-child policy and they are allowed to practice their own religion.

Alex, Dalian, China

To Mark from Essex,
Do you even know why the protests started? Perhaps you are being fed overly greased propaganda. Tibet actually asking for independence won't happen anytime soon. In fact, Essex becoming an autonomous region will happen before Tibet insists on their independence.

Alex, Dalian, China

The Turkistan Islamic Party may find suicide attacks very problematic against a country that has as little or less respect for human life than even they do. It may turn into an act of suicide for all of them. Lets all hope they find better ways of getting their point across.

Will, USA,

Wherever they is opressions there would be reprisals. It is in human nature to retaliate, to strike back. So what's the big deal? Terroism is unforunate however, inevitable. Chinese will continue to suppress Uighers because they think it's the right thing to do. Same to Australians in aborigns' land

Sato, Osaka, Japan

Hmmm ... the Chi-Coms vs. the Islamists ... it could be the next decade's version of the Iran-Iraq war ("pity they can't both lose," Kissinger said of that one).

Victor Morton, Washington DC,

Another ethnic group subjugated and denied human rights by the Han chinese strikes back. To simply label them islamist terrorist is to show a complete ignorance of the issue.

Horace, Jawbone, Kentucky,

we must respect for human life

jasmine, Nanjing, china

But I thought Islam was peaceful...the funny thing is that the outrage from Europe and leftist in the US will not be at these two murderers but it will be at the Chinese government when they "inhumanely" execute them. Liberalism is greeeeeaaat!

JB, Nashville,TN, USA

In a conflict between Islamists and totalitarian China, it's hard to know which side to root for. As I remember saying back in the mid-1980s during the conflict between the Soviet Union and Islamists in Afghanistan, it's too bad they can't both lose.

A Johnson, Edmonds WA, USA

The standard chinese idea. Ship in large numbers of Han immigrants adn stamp out anyn form of culture. Then crackdown whenever there is any form of protest to this with violence.

Rob, Singapore,

This is just the latest example of crimes against populations that are commited by nation states against minorities they seek to either dominate or eradicate. Almost every nation state is or has been guilty of this at one time or another including the USA, Russia, China, England and many others.

Gary Clark, Tokyo, Japan

If free,let Scotland,Wales,England,even Big London be!

victor feng, beijing, china

China is a horrible nation without any real freedoms they are incapable of having any credibility as long as they oppress. India should be given the power China has India is the future of Asia not China.

David Vida, Toronto,

China should be supported in their hunt for these terrorists.
Whether or not you believe China rules (or not) these "areas" including Mongolia. China provides structure and infrastructure that would not exist & produces the elements needed for an economy that again would not exist.

Martin, Atlanta, USA

The Chinese must be applauded for handling the attackers methodically rather than punishing the Uighurs collectively. A collective punishment, as Srilanka did in 1983 against Tamils, would have been disastrous and will justify the demand for an independent State.

Roshan, Colombo,

Tibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia and Taiwan are an inseperate part of China. It is China's business not any other countries's.
y.xiang

yang, Stoke on Trent ,

Rather convenient for the Chinese government to have a small act of terrorism in a remote region to justify repression in the week before the Olympics.

Or am I too cynical?

Tom, leeds, UK

China dominates the tiny Tibet,East Turkisan,and
threats Taiwan, and indirectly rules Burma.
It has become a big threat In Asia.Asean should stop doing business with China.
Human rights abuses still exist, and no religious freedom in China. China should be stripped off
from UN security council.

I.Ahmed, Manchester, U.K

Free Tibet, East Turkistan and South Mongolia!

If that happened China would be half the size!

Mark, Essex, UK

China ruling places like East Turkistan and Tibet is comparable to England still ruling India. China, and its majority Han population, needs to let go. The Han Chinese should not govern Uighers or Tibetans. Acts such as encouraging immigration to flood non Han regions is an act of cultural genocide.

James, Sydney,