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The Influence of External Factors on the Development of Separatism in Xinjiang of PRC

26 December, 2017

Author: A.S. Mavlonova, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” Source: RUDN University International Relations Journal Abstract: The article considers the important geostrategic position of Xinjiang, located at the intersection…

For Uighur Militants in Syria, the Real Enemy Is China

26 December, 2017

Author: Associated Press Source: The National It was mid-afternoon when the Chinese police officers barged into Ali’s house set against cotton fields outside the ancient Silk Road trading post…

Americans Should Be Concerned About China’s Latest Privacy Violation

26 December, 2017

Author: Massoud Hayoun Source: Pacific Standard Local governments in the far-Western Chinese region of Xinjiang began collecting biometric data from residents in February, Human Rights Watch reported last week. The HRW…

Resistance to State-Orchestrated Modernization in Xinjiang: The Genesis of Unrest in the Multiethnic Frontier

25 December, 2017

Author: Hasan H. Karrar, Lahore University of Management Sciences Source: Sage Journals This article seeks to explain periodic unrest in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the years immediately…

The Destruction of Ethnic Identity: The Uyghur People Fight for Freedom in the Shadow of Chinese Oppression

25 December, 2017

Source: The Liberty Web Enver Can, Founder and President of The Ilham Tohti Initiative (ITI), shares with us his moving, and often heart-breaking, account of the Chinese attempt at…

AP Exclusive: Digital Police State Shackles Chinese Minority

25 December, 2017

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…

Twelve Days in Xinjiang: How China’s Surveillance State Overwhelms Daily Life

25 December, 2017

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.…

China Gathering Blood, DNA and Iris Scans from Massive Database of Millions in Muslim Province

19 December, 2017

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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’…

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…

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…

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…

The Impact of Ethnic Minorities on China’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Xinjiang and the Uyghur

6 December, 2017

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…

Third International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society

21 October, 2016

Annual Uyghur Studies Conference Series Third International Conference on Uyghur Studies: History, Culture, and Society Zvenigorod, Russian Federation, 23-26 October 2016 Download PDF

Chinese Think Tanks and Central Asia. A New Assessment

4 November, 2015

By Ruslan Izimov

Turkmenistan’s Export Crisis: Is TAPI the Answer?

16 June, 2015

By Luca Anceschi

The Irtysh and Ili Transboundary Rivers: The Kazakh-Chinese Path to Compromise

5 January, 2015

By Zhulduz Baizakova

Lingering anti-Sinic sentiments in post-Communist Mongolia: Why dislike the Chinese?

1 January, 2015

By Mendee Jargalsaikhan

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