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China plans security spending hike in Xinjiang
China plans to nearly double public security spending in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang following ethnic rioting last year that left almost 200 people dead, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.A budget proposal submitted to the Xinjiang People's Congress includes an 88 percent rise in public security spending to 2.89 billion yuan ($423 million) from 1.54 billion yuan last year, the