Xinjiang riots

There was a racial riot between Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese in the Chinese city of Urumqi at the month of July.156 people were killed in the clashes on Sunday and over 1000 were injured.In the article Mr Shi Guanzheng ,a retired teacher from Shanghai, blamed the government for failing to quickly quell protests by Han Chinese.
I feel that if the government does not act fast, other countries will take advantage and try to conquer the land because the area is rich in natural resources. I also feel that these riots should not happen because there are many innocent people who wanted peace and does not want violence. Violence should solve this problem because violence started the riots. The government should not weight the Uighur and Chinese but should treat them equally because everyone should have rights for themselves. I will feel scared because there will be a lot of people who will protest or go on a rampage which will lead to casualties and dead bodies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Hertogh_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Race_Riots