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Distant thunder: Separatism stirs on China’s forgotten frontier

By Geoff Dyer and Jamil Anderlini

Published: August 17 2008 18:03 | Last updated: August 17 2008 18:03

Family watch the opening ceremony of the OlympicsAgence,France-Presse

First Tibet, now Xinjiang. China’s Olympics year has showcased its economic achievements and the resilience of its one-party state, but it has also exposed festering resentments in the country’s far west.

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