China is one of the most prominent authoritarian states to have successfully asserted such opportunistic claims in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Washington, DC, and New York City that killed more than 3,000 Americans. The main reason is that prior to September 11, Beijing had failed to silence the legitimate resistance of the Uighur people in East Turkestan (known as Xinjiang or New Territory in Chinese) in northwestern China.
Alim A Seytoff: Uighurs feel China’s squeeze
Posted by Xiao Qiang | Jun 14, 2005
