Posts tagged Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil — China’s reaction to the OHCHR’s Xinjiang report

Written by David O’Brien

In the run-up to next month’s key National Party Congress meeting when Xi Jinping will almost certainly extend his rule, possibly for the rest of his life, there can be no criticism, no focus on what is happening, no words to be spoken.

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The prospects for China’s engagement in Afghanistan

Written by Jeremy Garlick

Beijing will look to ensure first and foremost that Uygur separatists do not gain support from the Taliban. In return, they will dangle some promises of investment for the sake of generating goodwill.

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High road to China? A road to the Afghan-Chinese border is not what it might seem

Written by Franz J. Marty

While local reactions to the road are overwhelmingly positive, not everyone is happy though. Some Kyrgyz are apparently disillusioned by their past experience of promises of development in the Little Pamir that never materialised and remain sceptical that the road will change this.


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