US 'deeply' regrets deaths in China Uighur riots

The violence in the regional capital Urumqi on Sunday involved thousands of people and triggered an enormous security crackdown across Xinjiang, where tension has long simmered amid Uighur claims of repressive Chinese rule.
Kelly said he expected the region's violence to be discussed in a meeting between Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wu Dawei.
"I'm sure that we'll raise some of these concerns that we have about the violence in Xinjiang the last few days," the spokesman said.
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