Lina K 21/01/2025 Lina K 21/01/2025

Authorities shut down Uyghur farmers' water wells in southern Xinjiang

But reports of unauthorized wells dug by Han Chinese in the area have largely gone unaddressed.

Lina K 16/11/2022 Lina K 16/11/2022

Forced Marriage of Uyghur Women: State Policies for Interethnic Marriage

This report examines the state-sponsored campaign of forcefully assimilating Uyghurs through coerced inter-ethnic marriages between Han men and Uyghur women.

Lina K 19/05/2022 Lina K 19/05/2022

The “Xinjiang Papers”: How Xi Jinping commands Chinese policy

This report shows how the Xinjiang papers reveal the centralised decision-making behind the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Lina K 22/11/2021 Lina K 22/11/2021

Genocidal processes: social death in Xinjiang

This paper builds on critical genocide studies literature to historically contextualize China’s “fusion” policy used to justify its policies of extralegal internment camps and inter-generational separation in Xinjiang.

Lina K 07/07/2021 Lina K 07/07/2021

‘Ethnic extinction’ in northwest China

State policies in education are forcing Uyghur children to grow up in non-Muslim, Mandarin-speaking environments. Uyghur culture is being lost as a result.

Lina K 11/02/2021 Lina K 11/02/2021

The Roots of Cultural Genocide in Xinjiang

The notion that a genocide is underway in the twenty-first century seems outlandish. But whatever the merits of the term, the evidence of the atrocities that China has committed against Uyghurs is undeniable.

Lina K 20/09/2020 Lina K 20/09/2020

Securing China's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang

In the first study to incorporate majority Han and minority Uyghur perspectives on ethnic relations in Xinjiang following mass violence during July 2009, David Tobin analyses how official policy shapes identity and security dynamics on China's northwest frontier. He explores how the 2009 violence unfolded and how the party-state responded to ask how official identity narratives and security policies shape practices on the ground.

Lina K 01/03/2019 Lina K 01/03/2019

The Spectre of Insecurity: The CCP’s Mass Internment Strategy in Xinjiang

Based on a close reading of official sources, this article explores the evolution of China’s mass internment strategy and the key policy-drivers, institutions, and actors in Xinjiang policy over the last decade.

Lina K 10/10/2018 Lina K 10/10/2018

Hu the Uniter: Hu Lianhe and the Radical Turn in China’s Xinjiang Policy

One of the leading figures of a new generation of PRC ethnic policymakers, Hu Lianhe’s public defense of Xinjiang’s “anti-extremism” strategy suggests his close involvement in the policy’s design and implementation.

Lina K 11/11/2013 Lina K 11/11/2013

Why the Carrot isn’t Working, Either

The Chinese government thinks it can thwart unrest among ethnic minorities by raising their incomes. But prosperity doesn't buy loyalty.

Lina K 15/07/2013 Lina K 15/07/2013

China’s Wild West: A Cautionary Tale of Ethnic Conflict and Development

While the international media has extensively analyzed the demonstrations and street clashes in Turkey, Brazil and Egypt over the last several weeks, what is happening in China’s Xinjiang may be no less significant to future geopolitics.

Lina K 07/05/2013 Lina K 07/05/2013

Present-Day Ethnic Problems in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region: Overview and Recommendations

Written by now-imprisoned Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, this article analyzes the underlying causes of ethnic tensions in Xinjiang, and offers recommendations for protecting the basic rights of Xinjiang’s citizens.

Lina K 08/07/2009 Lina K 08/07/2009

Ethnic Clashes in China: Uighurs vs. Han Chinese

The Chinese government blanketed Urumqi, the capital of China's far western Xinjiang region, with 20,000 new security troops on Wednesday, as thousands of residents began to flee following the deadly ethnic clashes that erupted over the weekend. The unrest has become a major challenge for this country's Communist leaders. In a sign of their growing concern about the situation, President Hu Jintao canceled plans to attend the Group of Eight summit in Italy and rushed home early Wednesday.

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