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Summary
An unidentified elderly ethnic Uighur walks past Chinese soldiers sitting in an alley, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, 8 July, 2009.

As President Hu skipped the G8 Summit, the Chinese government sent heavily armed troops to the Xinjiang region to quell violence between Han Chinese and ethnic Uighers.

Goh Chai Hin / AFP/Getty Images, found at: Los Angeles Times, Copyright 2009 Los Angeles Times.