| ID | 137218 |
| Title Proper | Enemies within |
| Other Title Information | targeting Han Chinese and Hui minorities in Xinjiang |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cote, Isabelle |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | How can we account for the targeted pattern of violence in Xinjiang, in which Uyghur secessionist groups attack some second-order minorities such as the Han Chinese and the Hui, but not the sizeable populations of Kazak, Kyrgyz, and Mongol minorities? Based on a variety of primary and secondary sources, I argue that members of the Han minority, being the national majority in China but a ‘nested minority’ in Xinjiang, are doomed to become a primary target of secessionist attacks as they represent, in and of themselves, the state from which Uyghur nationalists are trying to secede. Han Chinese’s – and to a lesser extent the Hui’s – economic and political dominance over the Uyghurs, along with their lack of historical ties to Xinjiang, also motivates their targeting while reinforcing the bond between other indigenous and comparatively disadvantaged minorities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Ethinicity Vol. 16, No.2; Mar 2015: p.136-151 |
| Journal Source | Asian Ethnicity Vol: 16 No 2 |
| Key Words | Migration ; Xinjiang ; Secession ; Uyghurs ; Han Chinese ; Hui ; Second - order Minorities |