China's war on terror is among its most prominent and least understood of campaigns. With links to the global jihad, an indigenous insurgency threatens the government's grip on a massive region of north- western China known as Xinjiang. Riots, bombings, ambushes, and assassinations have rocked the region under separatist and Islamist banners. China acted early and forcefully, and although brutal, their efforts represent one of the few successes in the global struggle against Islamist terrorism.
The effectiveness of this campaign has raised questions regarding whether China...
China's war on terror is among its most prominent and least understood of campaigns. With links to the global jihad, an indigenous insurgency threa...