Xinjiang region has history of friction between Muslim and Uyghurs , a Han Chinese people . Xinjiang has blamed recent spate of attacks in Xinjiang on separatists . A suicide bombing in May killed 39 people at a street market in the region 's capital , Urumqi . Xinhua complain of discrimination and harsh treatment by security forces in China .
Xinjiang region has history of friction between Muslim and Uyghurs , a Han Chinese people . Xinjiang has blamed recent spate of attacks in Xinjiang on separatists . Xinhua complain of discrimination and harsh treatment by security forces in China .