Author: Gerry Shih Source: The Gazette KORLA, China (AP) — Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away… Continue reading AP Exclusive: Digital Police State Shackles Chinese Minority
Category: Geopolitics
Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life
Author: Josh Chin and Clement Burge Source: Wall Street Journal URUMQI, China—This city on China’s Central Asia frontier may be one of the most closely surveilled places on earth.… Continue reading Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life
China Gathering Blood, DNA and Iris Scans from Massive Database of Millions in Muslim Province
Author: Christina Zhao Source: Newsweek Chinese police have started gathering blood types, DNA samples, fingerprints and iris scans from millions of people in its Muslim-majority Xinjiang province to build a… Continue reading China Gathering Blood, DNA and Iris Scans from Massive Database of Millions in Muslim Province
China: Minority Region Collects DNA from Millions
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… Continue reading China: Minority Region Collects DNA from Millions
Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia
By CAP Transcript of the presentation by Dr. Balihar Sanghera, Director of Graduate Studies (Taught), Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Kent; George F. Kennan Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center December 1,… Continue reading Global Powers and Competing ‘Fixes’ in Central Asia
German Award for Ilham Tohti Sheds Light on China’s Uighur Abuse
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… Continue reading German Award for Ilham Tohti Sheds Light on China’s Uighur Abuse
Analysis: Aims and Implications of China’s Military Involvement in Syria
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… Continue reading Analysis: Aims and Implications of China’s Military Involvement in Syria
New Strategies for An Old Rivalry? China-Russia Relations in Central Asia After the Energy Boom
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… Continue reading New Strategies for An Old Rivalry? China-Russia Relations in Central Asia After the Energy Boom
The Hanification of Xinjiang, China: The Economic Effects of the Great Leap West
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… Continue reading The Hanification of Xinjiang, China: The Economic Effects of the Great Leap West
China Says its Monitoring Dozens of Australian Social Media Accounts
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’… Continue reading China Says its Monitoring Dozens of Australian Social Media Accounts
China to Auction Five Oil, Gas Blocks in Xinjiang in Reform Push
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… Continue reading China to Auction Five Oil, Gas Blocks in Xinjiang in Reform Push
China’s “Three Warfares” in Xinjiang
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… Continue reading China’s “Three Warfares” in Xinjiang
Being Uyghur or Being Muslim? Identity Construction of Tertiary-Level Uyghur Students in China
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… Continue reading Being Uyghur or Being Muslim? Identity Construction of Tertiary-Level Uyghur Students in China
The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur
Author: Michael Clarke, National Security College, Australian National University Source: Sage Journals, China Report (Link: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0009445516677361 ) Abstract: This article argues, through a case study of the evolving impact of… Continue reading The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur
Nazif Shahrani on Greater Central Asia, Regional Integration, and Stability
By CAAN Nazif Shahrani, Professor of Anthropology at the Indiana University, has been studying Central Asia for decades and knows the region very well. His initial field research (1972-1974) was a… Continue reading Nazif Shahrani on Greater Central Asia, Regional Integration, and Stability
Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedow”
By Hoşgeldi Bagtyýarow A Letter from a Reader: Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedov” (CAP edited volume) General Review At the outset, I want to convey… Continue reading Critical Review of the Digest “Turkmenistan: Changes and Stability under Berdymuhammedow”
Remarks by Kadyr Toktogulov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States, October 19, 2017
By CAP Transcript First of all, I would like to thank Marlene Laruelle and George Washington University Central-Asia Program for hosting this event. It’s an important discussion on the future… Continue reading Remarks by Kadyr Toktogulov, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United States, October 19, 2017
Russia’s Approaches to Afghanistan and its Implications for Central Asia
By CAP
The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus. Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution
The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus. Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution EDITED BY SHIREEN T. HUNTER – CONTRIBUTIONS BY BULENT ARAS; RICHARD GIRAGOSIAN; MOHAMMAD HOMAYOUNVASH; SHIREEN T. HUNTER; RICHARD… Continue reading The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus. Prospects for Regional Cooperation and Conflict Resolution
On the New U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan with Thomas Ruttig
By CAAN
The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship. From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives
The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship. From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives EDITED BY MARLENE LARUELLE – CONTRIBUTIONS BY GULDEN ASHKENOVA; ALEXANDER DIENER; ANTONIO GIUSTOZZI; ARTEMY M. KALINOVSKY; MARLENE LARUELLE; BRUCE PANNIER; SEBASTIEN… Continue reading The Central Asia–Afghanistan Relationship. From Soviet Intervention to the Silk Road Initiatives
Russia’s Weaponization of the Diaspora: Lessons from Georgia, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan
By Marintha Miles
Uncertain continuity: Central Asia and the Trump administration
By Paul Stronski
