Reporting from Ürümqi's Hoi Tak Hotel on 9 July, Al Jazeera reported that the foreign journalists' hotel was the only place in the city with Internet access, although the journalist could not send text messages or place international phone calls.
Melaporkan dari Hotel Hoi Tak di Ürümqi pada 9 Juli, Aljazeera mengabarkan bahwa jurnalis-jurnalis asing hanya mendapatkan akses internet di kota tersebut melalui hotel, meskipun jurnalis tidak dapat mengirim pesan teks atau panggilan telepon internasional.