Tibetans rioted in Lhasa in March, while Uighurs attacked Chinese government facilities in far northwestern Xinjiang province, around the time of the Beijing Olympics in August.

• 3月份在拉萨发生的西藏暴动，以及8月份北京奥运会前夕发生在大西北新疆自治区的维吾尔族人攻击中国政府设施事件。