Riot-hit city longing to be reconnected to online world

By Hu Yinan in Urumqi and Cui Jia, Cui Xiaohuo in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-16 07:47

Yao Lumei (right) presents a bunch of flowers to doctor Zhang Dekuan upon leaving No 23 PLA Hospital in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Yao was injured during the July 5 riot and left hospital after her successful treatment yesterday. Jiang Wenyao

Almost two weeks after Xinjiang's deadliest riot in decades, most Urumqi residents feel secure again after tension has eased significantly in the city.