Uyghur people

Project Summary This project analyzes the views of the Uyghur people of XInjiang, China with regards to recent Uyghur terrorist activities. It examines the role of economic and social integration of Uyghur people into the greater China nation. It will focus on the perceived lack of control of the Uyghur people and their marginalization by the Chinese government, This project proposes that terrorist tactics become more present when no other form of expression is available to societies with less

occurring in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region amongst the Uyghurs and the Han-Chinese, stems from the conflict and debate between the Uyghurs and the People Republic of China (PRC) in 1975. According to Gardner Bovington, there is a diverging perspective on the history of Xinjiang; to the Chinese historical perspective, in 1795, once the “Qing general conquered the vast territory […it became] an integral piece of Chinese national territory” (Bovington 2). While to the Uyghurs, such concurring of land

Introduction Out of the fifty-five recognized ethnic minorities within China, Uyghur is the 5th largest population out of the 8.3 million. Uyghur independence movements started in 1933, their primary aim was to create a sovereign state called East Turkestan within the region currently known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (XUAR). This thesis seeks to answer the question of how the Chinese government’s policies towards the Uyghur’s, a Turkish Muslim group living predominately in the

Jeremy Calimbas Posc 163 9 June 2015 Final Assignment   A paramount aspect to the nature of man is the desire to rule over oneself and ones territory. This theology is not held within the constraints of the individual but can be observed as the paradigm of many states in which the idea of secession is highly contested. Throughout history many countries have sought to secure this vital interest through the creation of secessionist movements. However not all of these movements are successful in quantifying

2014, China found the prominent Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti guilty of “separatism” and sentenced him to life in prison. This ruling came as a shock to the international community, for he has been the foremost advocate of peacefully resolving Uyghur ethnic unrest in China. Ilham Tohti is an ethnically Uyghur economist, professor, writer, and public intellectual who has been spearheading the vanguard of cultivating mutual understanding and respect amongst Han and Uyghur Chinese. He has been steadfast

Gable STUDENT ID: U4667263 TUTOR: Alan Rumsey   ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Minority Group: The Uyghur people of Xinjiang China. WORD COUNT: 2049 (Not including Bibliography) Even since China’s rapid development of the 1990’s, to this day there is still a large degree of unrest encompassing all it’s minority groups. One such group is the Uyghur people, of whom reside in China’s northwest region of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, more commonly referred to as the Xinjiang province. This minority group

Introduction Through partnership, Kazakhstan and China established a dry port called Khorgos that sits on the Trans-Asian railroad. This free economic zone (FEZ) is a vital gateway of trade between the respective nations involved. Each country will invest a combined $2.6B into the infrastructure of Khorgos FEZ. This “Silk Road” trade route initiative has estimates of generating $1T annually. Similar to Jebel Ali FZE in Dubai, Khorgos is a duty and tax-free territory. This area is approximately 300

Iris Huang Yan Liu History 181: Asian Civilizations 1 24 October 2017 No peace without a princess In the book, Life along the Silk Road by Susan Whitfield, accounts of individuals living along the Silk Road were reconstructed to provide readers the personal experiences each faced. Focusing on The Princess’s Tale chapter, it tells a story of a woman named Taihe, an imperial princess, who was chosen to fulfill a promise to a Uygur khagan. It was tradition to send off a princess to another kingdom

China_A brief introduction: China, a socialist country in East Asia, is the world 's most crowded nation. Its unfathomable scene includes field, desert, mountain ranges, lakes, waterways and 14,500km of coastline. Beijing, the capital, blends cutting edge building design with memorable destinations including sprawling Tiananmen Square. Its biggest city, Shanghai, is a high rise studded worldwide budgetary focus. The famous Great Wall of China fortress runs east-west the nation over north. It practices

The War Against Terror and China's Treatment of the Uigher Ethnic Minority In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush reached out to the world to back the U.S. in a war to eradicate terrorism. One of the more surprising participants in this coalition, China, had until that point been at odds with U.S. policy but seemed to find sufficient common ground with the U.S. to support the war. In recent months however, China has not been lauded