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 A tale of two border towns September 16, 2014 0 Written by Alessandro Rippa For those who are accustomed to the experience of crossing land borders, particularly in the remote and mountainous regions of Central…
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…
Culture and Society Xinjiang Dreams: Worrying about ethnicity November 6, 2013 1 Written by David Tobin. The ethnically targeted violence of July 2009 in Ürümchi overshadowed the lead-up to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the…
China The Tiananmen crash: what just happened? October 29, 2013 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. So far little has been said on the record about the crash of a jeep carrying three people into the marble…
International Relations Bilateral trade between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan: challenges or opportunities? February 7, 2013 0 by Cobus Block. China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region shares 5,600 km of border with eight countries, including a lengthy 1,700 km with Kazakhstan. Small wonder,…
