Several deadly clashes have been reported this year . China : A Uyghur activist group says the people killed were ` ` demonstrators '' NEW : Chinese authorities disagree , saying those involved were a ` ` terrorist '' gang . Two police officers and four other people were killed in a clash on Sunday . The clashes took place in Xinjiang , a resource - rich Chinese region beset by unrest .
China : A Uyghur activist group says the people killed were ` ` demonstrators '' NEW : Chinese authorities disagree , saying those involved were a ` ` terrorist '' gang . Two police officers and four other people were killed in a clash on Sunday . The clashes took place in Xinjiang , a resource - rich Chinese region beset by unrest .