Ethnic Identity and National Conflict in China

✍ Scribed by Arabinda Acharya, Rohan Gunaratna, Wang Pengxin

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 259
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.   

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
1 Explaining Minority Conflict in China: A Theoretical Perspective......Page 20
2 Islam and Muslim Minorities in China......Page 30
3 Uighur Separatism: East Turkistan Groups......Page 58
4 Hui Muslims: The Milieu of Radicalization and Extremism......Page 100
5 Threats to China from Al Qaeda......Page 120
6 China’s Perception of the Threat and Response......Page 146
Conclusion: Need for Moderation and a Humane Approach......Page 182
Notes......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 242
Index......Page 252