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Ethnic Identity and National Conflict in China

By Rohan Gunaratna , Arabinda Acharya , Wang Pengxin

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2010
ISBN
0230103057, 9780230103054
LCC
HV6433.C55 G86 2009
Open Library ID
OL23872178M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3000269 bytes)
Pages
259\259
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

With links to the global jihad, the indigenous insurgency and terrorism in Xinjiang challenges the security and stability of China. This book examines the prevailing scholarship on ethnic and minority conflicts and argues that the root cause of the conflict in China, especially in Xinjiang is not only about religious extremism, but also about the systematic violation of basic rights and insensitivity towards minority identities by the state. As our analysis demonstrates, the Islamist terrorist threat to China is manifestly clear and not ambiguous. However, Beijing needs to develop an appropriate counter-terrorism posture that is transparent, legitimate and fair and addresses the concerns of the international community.

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