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China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs
China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs Millions of Uyghurs are suffering from unspeakable atrocities at the hands of the Chinese government, including forced sterilization of young women, enforced separation of families and… Continue reading China’s Genocide Against Uyghurs
Central Asia as a Pivot in China’s BRI
An online event hosted by the Central Asia Program at George Washington University on January 26, 2022. With the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a project that aims to integrate… Continue reading Central Asia as a Pivot in China’s BRI
“Dear Nike, Just Don’t Do It!”: A Transnational Digital Connective Action on the Issue of Forced Uyghur Labor at Nike Sweatshops in China
By Tomiris Mashan Tomiris Mashan is a Master’s student in Comparative Social Research at the National Research University Higher School of Economics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from… Continue reading “Dear Nike, Just Don’t Do It!”: A Transnational Digital Connective Action on the Issue of Forced Uyghur Labor at Nike Sweatshops in China
Video – What Next In China’s Growing Security Footprint In Tajikistan?
A virtual event hosted by the Central Asia Program at George Washington University on December 3, 2021. China is expanding its security footprint in Central Asia through strategic military bases… Continue reading Video – What Next In China’s Growing Security Footprint In Tajikistan?
Iran’s New Membership and Russia’s Global Vision: the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Transformations
By Janko Šćepanović, Ph.D. Janko Šćepanović, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Advanced International and Area Studies (SAIAS) of East China Normal University in Shanghai, People’s Republic… Continue reading Iran’s New Membership and Russia’s Global Vision: the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Transformations
China and Central Asia: Warm Politics, Cold Public
By Dr. Kemel Toktomushev Dr. Kemel Toktomushev is a Senior Research Fellow with University of Central Asia’s (UCA) Institute of Public Policy and Administration and an Assistant Professor of Political… Continue reading China and Central Asia: Warm Politics, Cold Public
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next?
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next? A virtual discussion hosted by the Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington… Continue reading China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next?
Competing for Cake Crumbs: Why Chinese Mining Leads to Conflict in Kyrgyzstan but not Tajikistan
By Isabelle DeSisto Isabelle DeSisto is currently an MPhil candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, UK. She holds a BA in Government… Continue reading Competing for Cake Crumbs: Why Chinese Mining Leads to Conflict in Kyrgyzstan but not Tajikistan
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next?
As COVID-19 continues to rage throughout Central Asia, China has been sending millions of doses of vaccines, mostly free of cost, to the region, thus expanding its ever-growing footprint there. Alongside… Continue reading China’s Vaccine Diplomacy In Central Asia: What Next?
US EXIM Program on China and Transformational Exports: Boosting American Competitiveness in Central Asia and Globally
The American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce (AUCC) and the Central Asia Program invite you for a virtual discussion ofUS EXIM Program on China and Transformational Exports: Boosting American Competitiveness in Central… Continue reading US EXIM Program on China and Transformational Exports: Boosting American Competitiveness in Central Asia and Globally
Double Book Launch: Chinese Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Silk Roads (Video)
Double Book Launch: Chinese Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Silk Roads March 26, 2021 Virtual double book launch hosted by the Central Asia Program at the Institute for… Continue reading Double Book Launch: Chinese Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Silk Roads (Video)
Double Book Launch – March 25, 2021: Chinese Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Silk Roads
Chinese Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Silk Roadswith Authors Daniel S. Markey & Tim Winter, Discussant Rodger Baker, Moderator Sebastien Peyrouse, and Chair Marlene Laruelle President Xi Jinping… Continue reading Double Book Launch – March 25, 2021: Chinese Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Silk Roads
Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang (Video)
Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang February 3, 2021 Virtual discussion hosted by the Central Asia Program at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies… Continue reading Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang (Video)
Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang
More than a million — some say 3 million — Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities have been arbitrarily detained and imprisoned in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region since 2016. China… Continue reading Trapped in the System: Experiences of Uyghur Detention in Xinjiang
Michael Clarke – Beijing’s “March West”: One Belt, One Road and China’s Quest for Great Power Status
With Michael Clarke, National Security College, Australian National University Much ink has been spilt over the past two decades debating the impact of the ‘rise’ of China on the international relations… Continue reading Michael Clarke – Beijing’s “March West”: One Belt, One Road and China’s Quest for Great Power Status
Beijing Binds: How COVID-19 is Deepening China’s Relationship with Central Asia (Video)
Beijing Binds: How COVID-19 is Deepening China’s Relationship with Central Asia with Raffaello Pantucci June 30, 2020 COVID-19 has further exposed tensions that exist within China’s relations with Central Asia. Yet… Continue reading Beijing Binds: How COVID-19 is Deepening China’s Relationship with Central Asia (Video)
Beijing Binds: COVID-19 and the China-Central Asia Relationship
By Raffaello Pantucci Senior Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)Visiting Senior Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Raffaello Pantucci’s research focuses on terrorism and counter-terrorism… Continue reading Beijing Binds: COVID-19 and the China-Central Asia Relationship
Understanding Sinophobia in Central Asia
Understanding Sinophobia in Central Asia Sinophobia in Central Asia is real. But does that translate into a threat to China’s lasting presence in the region? By Sebastien PeyrousePublished by The Diplomat,… Continue reading Understanding Sinophobia in Central Asia
Between Urumchi and Kazan: The Tatars in Chinese Concentration Camps
By Mehmet Volkan Kaşıkçı CAP Paper 219, June 2019 Mehmet Volkan Kaşıkçı is a PhD candidate in Soviet history at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the social and… Continue reading Between Urumchi and Kazan: The Tatars in Chinese Concentration Camps
Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs (video)
On 27 November, 2018, GW’s Central Asia Program hosted a Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs, which included the following panels and speakers: Panel 1: “Contextualizing the Re-education Camps” James A. Millward, Georgetown… Continue reading Symposium on China’s Mass Incarceration of Uyghurs (video)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2013 at Nazarbayev University. It is… Continue reading China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia
The Biopolitics of China’s “War on Terror” and the Exclusion of the Uyghurs
Sean R. Roberts (2018) The biopolitics of China’s “war on terror” and the exclusion of the Uyghurs, Critical Asian Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14672715.2018.1454111 This article provides an overview of People’s Republic of China (PRC) counter-terrorism policies… Continue reading The Biopolitics of China’s “War on Terror” and the Exclusion of the Uyghurs
