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URUMQI, China — Chinese leaders removed the Communist Party chief of the restive western city of Urumqi on Saturday, trying to appease public anger following sometimes violent protests last week that the government worries could re-ignite deadly ethnic rioting.
Protesters marched by thousands on Thursday and Friday demanding the resignation of Li Zhi and the regional party boss for failing to provide adequate public safety in the city. Urumqi has been on edge since communal violence between Muslim Uighurs and members of China’s Han Chinese majority left 197 dead in July.
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