tensions are threatening to bubble over
between the US and China again this time
over the passage of a human rights act
in Congress supporting the minority
weekers in China's Far West the US House
of Representatives passed a bill this
week to support weaker Muslims in China
and condemn Beijing's crackdown on them
in the Xinjiang region hardliners in
Beijing insist the passage of the bill
should prompt China to break up its
ongoing trade negotiations with the US
in the meantime the South China Morning
Post says more and more Chinese are
leaving Xinjiang province concerned
about possible violence breaking out in
the region
