In Xinjiang Province, an Uneasy Coexistence. David J. Lynch.
by Lynch, David J; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 40Human Relations. Publisher: USA Today, 2004ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Autonomy | China -- Ethnic relations | China -- Politics and government | Ethnic relations | Independence movements | Muslims -- China | Terrorism -- China | Uighur (Turkic people) | Xinjiang Uygur (China)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "In the 1990s, the Chinese government blamed a series of bombings and shootings in Xinjiang on groups promoting an independent Uighur homeland. But Beijing has remorselessly repressed advocates of independence or even greater autonomy, using widespread arrests to drive resistance groups deep underground. China also hopes to swamp ethnic discontent in a rising tide of economic activity, abetted by a massive influx of Chinese migrants." (USA TODAY) This article discusses how "to China's rulers, intent on avoiding the national fragmentation that befell the former Soviet Union, maintaining command of mineral-rich Xinjiang is non-negotiable. Among some Uighurs, however, the thirst for greater control over their own lives is equally compelling."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: In Xinjiang Province, an Uneasy Coexistence, Sept. 22, 2004; pp. n.p..
"In the 1990s, the Chinese government blamed a series of bombings and shootings in Xinjiang on groups promoting an independent Uighur homeland. But Beijing has remorselessly repressed advocates of independence or even greater autonomy, using widespread arrests to drive resistance groups deep underground. China also hopes to swamp ethnic discontent in a rising tide of economic activity, abetted by a massive influx of Chinese migrants." (USA TODAY) This article discusses how "to China's rulers, intent on avoiding the national fragmentation that befell the former Soviet Union, maintaining command of mineral-rich Xinjiang is non-negotiable. Among some Uighurs, however, the thirst for greater control over their own lives is equally compelling."
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