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Society & Economics — The Year 2009
Social and economic events and developments from the year 2009.
| Topic | Description | |—|—| | Uyghur unrest in Xinjiang | Deadly ethnic riots broke out in Ürümqi on July 5, leaving at least 197 dead and over 1,700 injured, drawing international attention to tensions between the Han and Uyghur communities. |