'''Kerusuhan Ürümqi Juli 2009'''<ref>State media and government officials refer to it as '{{lang|zh|乌鲁木齐“7·5”打砸抢烧严重暴力犯罪事件}}' (lit. ''Urumqi 7·5 Rioting Serious Violent Criminal Incident'').</ref> pecah pada tanggal 5 Juli 2009, di [[Ürümqi]], ibukota provinsi [[Xinjiang]] di CinaTiongkok barat laut. Kerusuhan pada hari pertama terjadi antara 1.000<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/05/china-riots-xinjiang-opinions-beijing-dispatch.html | work=[[Forbes]] | title=Uighur Unrest | accessdate=5 July 2009 | date=5 July 2009 | last=Epstein | first=Gady}}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8135203.stm | title=China's Xinjiang hit by violence | work=[[BBC News]] | date=6 July 2009 | accessdate=6 July 2009}}</ref> dan 3.000<ref name=timesonline>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6644574.ece | title=China in deadly crackdown after Uighurs go on rampage | work=[[The Times]] | date=5 July 2009 | accessdate=5 July 2009 | last=Macartney | first=Jane}}</ref> [[Uighur]]. Konfrontasi antara polisi dan demonstran segera berubah menjadi serangan terhadap suku [[Han]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/world/asia/09han.html?hpw | date=6 July 2009 | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Migrants Describe Grief From China’s Strife | accessdate=9 July 2009 | date=5 July 2009 | last=Wong | first=Edward}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gmg/op/view.m?id=121216&tid=120787&cat=most-read | date=9 July 2009 | work=[[The Guardian]] | title=Han Chinese launch revenge attacks on Uighur property | accessdate=9 July 2009 | date=5 July 2009}}</ref> Kematian mencapai 156 jiwa menurut pemerintah China.<ref name=Reuters140>{{cite web |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5650SW20090706 |title= China says 140 dead in Xinjiang unrest |date=6 June 2009 |publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Grup hak asasi manusia meminta dilaksanakannya penyelidikan independen terhadap penyebab kematian dan identitas korban.<ref name=national090709>{{cite new |url=http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090710/FOREIGN/707099808/1002|title=Beijing warns of severe punishments for rioters|work=The National|first=Danny|last=Vincent |date=9 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=bbc/> Hari selanjutnya, ratusan suku Han yang marah bersenjata dengan senjata buatan bentrok dengan polisi dan demonstran Uighur pada 7 Juli.<ref name=bno>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8137824.stm Riots engulf Chinese Uighur city]| work=[[BBC News]]| date=7 July 2009}}</ref> Pada 8 Juli, karena peristiwa ini, Presiden [[Republik Rakyat Tiongkok]] [[Hu Jintao]] meninggalkan puncak pertemuan G8 ke-35 dan kembali ke [[Beijing]]. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/09/content_11681173.htm | work=[[Xinhua]] | date = 2009-07-07}}</ref>
