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China Xinjiang policy
China's Information War Against the Uyghurs
By Michael Clarke
Chinese information warfare is often assumed to be externally focused, but it is being used domestically as well.
Xinjiang: Life During a People's War on Terror
By Ruth Ingram
The CCP has co-opted ordinary citizens into war footing.
The Uyghurs and the Han: 1 World, 2 Universes
By Ruth Ingram
Both peoples inhabit the same land – Xinjiang in western China – but their lives could not be more different.
China’s Uyghur Crackdown Goes Global
By Jojje Olsson
Beijing is stepping up the pressure on the Uyghur diaspora, even as it cracks down on their relatives in Xinjiang.
Is the Beijing Exception Finally Crumbling?
By Arch Puddington
China’s oppression of Muslims is cracking its de facto immunity from international criticism on human rights issues.
Iran's Careful Approach to China's Uyghur Crackdown
By Samuel Ramani
Iran's close ties to China leave Tehran vulnerable to criticism as Beijing cracks down on Muslim minority groups.
The ‘De-Extremitization’ Campaign in Xinjiang: A Cure Worse Than the Disease
By Marc Julienne
China's repression in Xinjiang is likely to backfire.
How 1980 Laid the Groundwork for China’s Major Foreign Policy Challenges
By Bonnie Girard
China’s policies on Afghanistan, Xinjiang, Russia, terrorism, and the trade war – all have their roots in the late Cold War era.
Kazakhstan and the Xinjiang Problem
By Catherine Putz
Ethnic Kazakhs have opened the window for the world to hear what's happening in Xinjiang, but Kazakhstan remains quiet.
US Congress Members Want Sanctions on China Over Xinjiang Crackdown
By Shannon Tiezzi
A bipartisan letter calls for Global Magnitsky Act sanctions in response to “the ongoing human rights crisis” in Xinjiang.
Xinjiang and the Stability Paradox
By Stefanie Kam
China's crackdown in Xinjiang might be more about impressing the Han than responding to a Uyghur threat.
Sauytbay Trial in Kazakhstan Puts Astana in a Bind with China
By Catherine Putz
The complexities of international relations aside, is Kazakhstan going to choose China over Kazakhs?