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ID164493
Title ProperWang Lixiong prophecy
Other Title InformationPalestinization’ in Xinjiang and the consequences of Chinese state securitization of religion
LanguageENG
AuthorFinley, Joanne Smith
Summary / Abstract (Note)In Your Western Regions, My Turkestan (2007), Chinese dissident Wang Lixiong warned of the ‘Palestinization’ of the Xinjiang question, defined as reaching ‘a critical point in time’ where Uyghurs and Han Chinese enter an interminable ‘ethnic war’. Following the knife attack on Han civilians in Kunming (2014), seen by many as an act of Uyghur terror, Wang reminded us that he had foreseen this trajectory seven years earlier. This article outlines Wang’s six interpretations of ‘Palestinization’ in the Xinjiang context, then shows how tightened regulations on religion and intrusive religious policing was the main catalyst for local retaliatory violence in 2012–2015. I contend that state securitization of religion was counterproductive, heightening societal insecurity and promoting inter-ethnic conflict between Uyghur and Han communities. In Chen Quanguo’s era of ‘de-extremification’, the state’s purported attempt to ‘purify’ Islamic practice continues to be experienced on the ground as violation of pure, halal space.
`In' analytical NoteCentral Asian Survey Vol. 38, No.1; Mar 2019: p.81-101
Journal SourceCentral Asian Survey Vol: 38 No 1
Key WordsXinjiang ;  Uyghur ;  Violation ;  Inter - Ethnic Conflict ;  Palestinization ;  Securitization of Religion


 
 
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