Chinese ready for July 5 Xinjiang Uyghur anniversary (plus Twitter feed)

These photos were all taken over the last few days.  Security forces have paid friendly visits to Uyghur men in Urumqi, where they were politely asked to stay home on July 5 and were kindly liberated of their knives.

Follow Melissa Chan of Al Jazeera on Twitter.  She just landed in Urumqi.  She was a great source last year during/after the rioting.  She's hit the ground running.

Update: Or, feel free to check back here often.  I've placed her Twitter feed on the top right hand side of my blog.  I'll leave it there for the next week or so.