Arrests Increased in Chinese Region(By EDWARD WONG)

The article is about a report that the Chinese government released on Sunday. It is about people who had been arrested in the western region of Xinjiang on suspicion of “endangering state security”. The report says that more than 1,100 people had been indicted with this charge. “Endangering state security” means separatism and espionage, and can carry the death penalty. The government tightened security measures across Xinjiang in 2008 because of violent episodes, including attacks on government forces.