The rising tide of ethnic nationalism that has swept across Central Asia in the past decade has energized efforts by the Chinese government to win favor among its ethnic minorities. As a result, China has granted the Uyghurs--a Turkic Muslim people who inhabit the oases of China's far northwestern province, Xinjiang--special previledges, opening up international borders, reestablishing long-severed transborder contacts and trade networks, and allowing intellectuals the liberty to construct their own versions of Uyghur history.
From the outset, however, this process has been problematic,...
The rising tide of ethnic nationalism that has swept across Central Asia in the past decade has energized efforts by the Chinese government to win fav...
The rising tide of ethnic nationalism that has swept across Central Asia in the past decade has energized efforts by the Chinese government to win favor among its ethnic minorities. As a result, China has granted the Uyghurs--a Turkic Muslim people who inhabit the oases of China's far northwestern province, Xinjiang--special previledges, opening up international borders, reestablishing long-severed transborder contacts and trade networks, and allowing intellectuals the liberty to construct their own versions of Uyghur history.
From the outset, however, this process has been problematic,...
The rising tide of ethnic nationalism that has swept across Central Asia in the past decade has energized efforts by the Chinese government to win fav...
