China What are the reasons behind rising ethnic violence in Xinjiang? April 27, 2018 0 Written by Reza Hasmath. In the past few years there has been an increase in inter-ethnic violence in Xinjiang. In mid-September 2015, a knife-wielding attack…
Ethnic Minorities The persistence of ethnic tensions in China April 26, 2018 0 Written by Adam Tyson and Xinye Wu. China’s propagandist line is that the country’s 56 officially recognised ethnicities are part of ‘one great family’ (minzu da…
China Xinjiang: China’s growing dilemma April 25, 2018 0 Written by Roy Anthony Rogers. Xinjiang is China’s largest province, situated to the northwest, about 4000 km from Beijing. It could be considered as one…
China Is China a Ticking Time Bomb of Ethnic Contradictions? September 26, 2016 2 Written by James Leibold. China’s ethnic periphery can be a volatile place. Over the past decade, violence has repeatedly marred the remote yet strategic regions of…
Politics Burqas, hijabs and beards in the governance of Xinjiang April 29, 2015 0 Written by Jin Wei. On March 27th 2015, Kashgar Special Zone News reported that a group of offenders was sentenced and punished for wearing burqas…
Law and Justice On Ilham Tohti September 25, 2014 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. Can anyone produce a genuine, verified statement by Ilham Tohti supporting independence for Xinjiang or advocating violence by Uyghurs? The answer…
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…
