Ethnic Identity and National Conflict in China

Download or read book Ethnic Identity and National Conflict in China written by Rohan Gunaratna and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.