Violent separatism in Xinjiang
Subtitle: a critical assessment
By: James Millward
Contributors: East-West Center Washington
Series: Policy studies -- 6; Policy studies (East-West Center Washington : Online) -- 6.
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Subjects: Uighur (Turkic people); History; Ethnic relations
Description: This study surveys the evidence for organized, violent separatist resistance to Chinese rule in Xinjiang, a region located in the northwester corner of the People's Republic of China. On the basis of a critical analysis of international press reports and PRC government materials, the study concludes that while ethnic tensions in Xinjiang are indeed serious, the sense of imminent crisis commonly conveyed by these reports is exaggerated.
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