Constituting the Uyghur in U.S.-China Relations The Geopolitics of Identity Formation in the War on Terrorism; Strategic Insights: v.1, issue 7 (September 2007)
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Christopherson, Gaye
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2002-09
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September 2002
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Central Asia has been extraordinarily agitated since 9/11, which can be partly explained by a sense that a clash of Muslim and non-Muslim civilizations was spilling over into the region from Afghanistan, and partly explained by the U.S. military presence in the region. This agitation has overflowed into Xinjiang, with the Chinese PLA cracking down on Uyghur terrorists/freedom fighters. Western human rights groups have been rightly concerned that this crackdown is spreading a wide net, scooping up innocent Uyghurs in addition to the freedom fighters. China is accused of bandwagoning in the war on terrorism in a manner similar to Jakarta's effort to categorize Aceh separatists as al Qaeda-trained terrorists, and New Delhi's casting of Kashmir as part of the global terrorist threat.
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This article appeared in Strategic Insights (September 2002), v.1 no.7
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Strategic Insights, v.1, issue 7 (September 2002)
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