China “Terrorism” or Terrorism in Xinjiang? December 10, 2014 0 Written by Oana Burcu. A decade after 9/11 focused attention on terrorism, there is still no common understanding or definition of what terrorism is. To…
International Relations Pakistan and Beijing’s Xinjiang Problem September 19, 2014 0 Written by Rizwan Zeb. Xinjiang holds immense strategic significance for Beijing. It is also increasingly vulnerable as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) continues its armed resistance…
International Relations A reappraisal of Pakistan-China relations September 17, 2014 0 Written by Filippo Boni. The turmoil in Islamabad since 14 August, where protests led by the cleric Tahir-ul Qadri and the former cricket player Imran Khan brought…
China Strategic Ties Between China and Pakistan September 15, 2014 0 Written by Ehsan M. Ahrari. One characterization of China-Pakistan ties is to label the relationship an “all weather alliance.” A more realistic depiction of it is…
China China’s ethnic policies: are we on the same page yet? March 7, 2014 1 Written by Jackie Sheehan. In the run-up to this year’s “two meetings” in Beijing, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) said…
China Kunming massacre sparks media war March 5, 2014 1 Written by J. Michael Cole By now we’ve all heard about Saturday night’s bloodbath at the Kunming Railway Station, where a dozen individuals wearing black…
Law and Justice Beijing’s Uyghur Policy is Not Just Counter-Productive, it’s Disastrous October 31, 2013 2 Written by Julie Yu-Wen Chen. When it comes to Uyghur-related incidents in China in recent years, the information we as observers can get is mostly…
