China vows help for Inner Mongolia after unrest | Bangkok Post: news

China on Wednesday renewed its pledge to speed development in restive Inner Mongolia, following protests in the northern region last month by ethnic Mongols fuelled by resentment over Beijing's rule.

A handout photo taken on May 27 and released by Southern Mongolian Human Rights group shows riot police clashing with Mongolian herders and students protesting in Huveet Shar Banner, in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia. China has renewed its pledge to speed development in restive Inner Mongolia, following the protests by ethnic Mongols fuelled by resentment over Beijing's rule.

The State Council, China's cabinet, discussed plans to address environmental and farming concerns in the region, where the death of a herder in May laid bare simmering discontent among ethnic Mongols and sparked the wave of unrest.