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BISHKEK (TCA) — In a EurasiaNet commentary, originally published by EurasiaNet.org, Gary Sands analyzes the situation of the Uighur minority in China’s western Xinjiang autonomous region: Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — The first train carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Kazakhstan to China has arrived in the Chinese westernmost region of Xinjiang, Chinese media reported on July 31. Continue reading
URUMQI (TCA) — Textile and garment exports to Central Asia and Russia via dry ports in China’s western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have increased by more than 60 percent from the same period last year, Xinhua reported on July 3. Continue reading
URUMQI, China (TCA) — China has offered its military support to Afghanistan to combat terrorism, which may spread toward Central Asia and the western Chinese province of Xinjiang bordering Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. This brings us back to the problem of the Uyghurs and the long list of ethnic minorities “without land” such as the Laps and the Basks in Europe, the Tamils, the Sikhs, the Kurds, and the Kashmiri in Asia. The nearly 10 million strong Uyghur nation, now mostly located within China, clash with the so-called national integrity of UN member states, with problems and solutions that not always match. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and China have signed $2 billion in deals during a visit by the Communist Party chief of China's westernmost Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan, RFE/RL reported citing Chinese media. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers the International Crisis Group’s new briefing, Tajikistan Early Warning: Internal Pressures, External Threats, which examines the situation and argues that the country must become a conflict-prevention priority for the international community. Continue reading
