Archive – Page 6 – Central Asia Program

Author: Li You Source: Sixth Tone As the nomadic people of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region begin their annual migration to warmer pastures, the snow has yet to fall. For thousands…

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China: Minority Region Collects DNA from Millions

19 December, 2017

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) – Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are collecting DNA samples, fingerprints, iris scans, and blood types of all residents in the region between the age of 12…

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German Award for Ilham Tohti Sheds Light on China’s Uighur Abuse

12 December, 2017

Author: Hans Spross Source: Deutsche Welle Imprisoned Uighur rights activist Ilham Tohti has won the 2017 Weimar Human Rights award. Ulrich Delius from the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) spoke…

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Love and Fear among Rural Uyghur Youth during the “People’s War”

12 December, 2017

Author: Darren Byler Source: The Art of Life in Chinese Central Asia Since the beginning of the “People’s War on Terror” in May 2014, the everyday life of Uyghurs has…

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Xinjiang Locals to Host Officials’ Visits

12 December, 2017

Author: Liu Caiyu Source: Global Times Government employees to enhance minorities awareness of New Era Beginning Monday, every government employee and Party official in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region will be…

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Analysis: Aims and Implications of China’s Military Involvement in Syria

6 December, 2017

Author: Alex Gorka, Defense and Diplomatic Analyst Source: Strategic Culture Foundation (Link: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/12/02/analysis-aims-implications-china-military-involvement-syria.html) China is deploying troops to train, advice and assist in Syria. The decision comes after Syrian…

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New Strategies for An Old Rivalry? China-Russia Relations in Central Asia After the Energy Boom

6 December, 2017

Author: Carla P. Freeman, John Hopkins University Source: The Pacific Review (Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09512748.2017.1398775) Abstract: China and Russia both have interests in bordering Central Asia. China’s thirst for energy has seen…

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The Hanification of Xinjiang, China: The Economic Effects of the Great Leap West

6 December, 2017

Author: Amy H. Liu, University of Texas at Austin and Kevin Peters, Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. Source: Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sena.12233/full) Abstract: In 1999, the Chinese government…

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China Says its Monitoring Dozens of Australian Social Media Accounts

6 December, 2017

Author: Sam Duncan Source: Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5147747/China-monitoring-dozens-Australian-Twitter-accounts.html#ixzz50PEg5CI4 China admits to monitoring DOZENS of Australian social media accounts of ‘anti Chinese forces’ who are ‘twisting facts and using polluted language’…

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China to Auction Five Oil, Gas Blocks in Xinjiang in Reform Push

6 December, 2017

Author: Reuters Staff Source: Reuters Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-auction-oil-xinjiang/china-to-auction-five-oil-gas-blocks-in-xinjiang-in-reform-push-idUSKBN1DZ0SX Photo: Attribute to NASA BEIJING (Reuters) – China is putting out for auction five oil and gas blocks in the remote northwest…

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Uyghur Americans Commemoration of the Anniversary of the Eastern Turkistan Republic

6 December, 2017

The Uyghur community in Northern Virginia gathered in November to commemorate the anniversary of the Eastern Turkistan Republic. Source: RFA Uyghur (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3X0ZI5CYJM )

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China’s “Three Warfares” in Xinjiang

6 December, 2017

Author: Michael Clarke, Associate Professor at the National Security College, Australian National University Source: East Asia Forum (Link: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/11/27/chinas-three-warfares-in-xinjiang/) Article: There has been extensive analysis of China’s use of ‘three…

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Factors and Challenges of Uyghur Nationalism in the Early Twentieth Century

6 December, 2017

Author: Nabijan Tursun, Senior editor of Radio Free Asia, Uyghur Service Source: Politics and History in Central Asia (Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-52297-9_3) Abstract: The origin, formation, and strengthening of Uyghur modern identity…

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Being Uyghur or Being Muslim? Identity Construction of Tertiary-Level Uyghur Students in China

6 December, 2017

Author: Mingyue Gu and Xiaoyan Guo, Chinese University of Hong Khang Source: Muslim Students, Education and Neoliberalism (Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-56921-9_12) Abstract: This study explores identity construction and multilingual practices of a…

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Chinese Construction at the New Frontier: Development, Social Change, and the Government of Uyghur Identity in Urban Xinjiang

6 December, 2017

Author: Lauren Frances Hansen, Cornell University Source: Cornell University eCommons (Link: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/47818) Abstract: In the twenty-first century, Beijing has answered Xinjiang’s so-called ‘ethnic question’ by pairing top-down efforts to Sinicize…

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Oppositional Consciousness, Cultural Preservation, and Everyday Resistance on the Uyghur Internet

6 December, 2017

Author: Rebecca Clothey and Emmanuel F. Koku, Drexel University Source: Asian Ethnicity (Link: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14631369.2016.1158636) Abstract: The Internet has potential as a tool for propagation of minority cultures and identities. As…

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The Uyghur Community: Diaspora, Identity & Geopolitics

6 December, 2017

Author: Guljanat Kurmangaliyeya Ericlasun and Konurlap Ercilasun, Gazi University Source: Google Books (Link: https://books.google.com/books?id=JLg8DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ) Abstract: This book analyses the Uyghur community, presenting a brief historical background of the Uyghurs…

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A Nearly Perfect Storm: The Rise and Fall of the Eastern Turkistan People’s Revolutionary Party

6 December, 2017

Author: Michael Evans, Indiana University Source: ProQuest (Link: https://search.proquest.com/openview/11e8fd9da1420389db71eea5b201f824/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y) Preview: In the summer of 1969, China and the Soviet Union teetered at the brink of war. Looking to exploit a…

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Uighur Foreign Fighters: An Underexamined Jihadist Challenge

6 December, 2017

Authors: Colin P. Clarke and Paul Rexton Kan Source: The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (Link: https://icct.nl/publication/uighur-foreign-fighters-an-underexamined-jihadist-challenge/) Abstract: Uighurs, specifically individuals of Turkic decent from China’s northwest province of Xinjiang, have…

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The Diplomat: In Xinjiang, Ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz Face Increased Pressure

6 December, 2017

News from the Region Author: Catherine Putz, Managing Editor of the The Diplomat Source: The Diplomat (Link: https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/in-xinjiang-ethnic-kazakhs-and-kyrgyz-face-increased-pressure/ ) In recent months, ethnic Kazakhs and Kyrgyz in China’s Westernmost province…

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The Islamic Mediascape in Central Asia

9 October, 2017

By CAP

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Russia’s Weaponization of the Diaspora: Lessons from Georgia, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan

15 July, 2017

By Marintha Miles

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Uncertain continuity: Central Asia and the Trump administration

14 July, 2017

By Paul Stronski