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Five people were killed in a clash at a branch of the Communist Party in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, the state news media reported Thursday.

"China Says 5 Killed in Attack at Communist Party Office in Xinjiang" is from the December 29, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Javier C. Hernández and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"In a Parched Corner of Xinjiang, Ancient Water Tunnels Are Running Dry" is from the September 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew Jacobs and narrated by Caroline Miller.

This book reveals how China has used the US-led Global War on Terror as cover for its increasingly brutal suppression of the Uyghur people. China’s actions, it argues, have emboldened states around the globe to persecute ethnic minorities and severely repress domestic opposition in the name of combatting terrorism. Within weeks of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, the Chinese government announced that it faced a serious terrorist threat from its largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic minority.

A Most-Anticipated Book of the Year: Newsweek * Refinery29 “Timely and urgent . . . Pang is a dogged investigator.” —The New York Times “Moving and powerful.” —Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Discover the truth behind the discounts. In 2012, an Oregon...