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  • China's tough Xinjiang policy backfires

    08/14/2008 11:55:59 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 12 replies · 314+ views
    Asia Times ^ | 08/15/08 | Antoaneta Bezlova
    China's tough Xinjiang policy backfires By Antoaneta Bezlova BEIJING - China's success in eliminating clusters of Muslim insurgencies in the western province of Xinjiang may have pushed an alleged separatist movement across the border into Pakistan and Afghanistan, exposing it to greater influences by jihadi groups in those countries. With the Beijing Summer Olympic Games well underway, the Muslim majority province of Xinjiang has seen a spate of deadly attacks on government establishments and security personnel. Three violent incidents over the past 10 days have been interspersed with the release of two videos threatening the Olympics. In the latest assault,...