BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities in a violence prone area of China's western Xinjiang region are offering 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) in rewards for anti-terror tips, state media said, a policy that coincides with a dramatic rise in regional security spending.
Hundreds of people have been killed in Xinjiang in the past few years, most in unrest between members of the Muslim Uighur minority, who call the region home, and ethnic majority Han Chinese. Beijing blames the unrest on Islamist militants.
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