Publication

This paper addresses the ethnic separatist violence in China's Xinjiang province and explains that China wants the assurance of Central Asian leaders that they will not support separatist movements in the region. The author argues that increased investment and cross-border trade are producing more than just economic development and that links between Muslims in Xinjiang and those in Central Asia are being reestablished. The paper also discusses the uneven benefits of development aggravating rivalries between local Muslims and the large Han population, China's official majority nationality.