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Chapter Six: Asia-Pacific

Chapter Six: Asia-Pacific Chapter Six Asia-Pacific China (Xinjiang) Despite undergoing only limited Key statistics 2014 2015 changes on the ground, the conflict Conflict intensity: Low Low in Xinjiang led to far fewer recorded Fatalities: 400 200 fatalities in 2015 than in the previ- New IDPs: ous year. This apparent shift reflected New refugees: either improvements in the region’s security or a tightening of restric- tions on journalists. Violence in Xinjiang continued to follow well-established patterns: Uighurs carried out knife attacks before being shot by police, or else were killed by the authorities in battles and unexplained incidents. There was little discernible strategy behind the terrorist assaults, which seemed moti- vated by a desire to resist the state by creating disruption and insecurity. The attacks most often targeted security personnel or local officials, and the majority took place in Xinjiang’s southwestern prefectures of Aksu, Hotan and Kashgar. Zhang Chunxian, head of the Xinjiang Communist Party, said on 4 November that ‘south Xinjiang is the central battleground for fighting terrorism and threats to stability’, promising to encourage ‘exchanges and blending’ between ethnic groups and to expand programmes for teaching Mandarin. According to data RUSSIAN FEDERATION Karachay- CASPIAN Cherkessia SEA TURKEY Kabardino- Balkaria Abkhazia Abkhazia http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Armed Conflict Survey Taylor & Francis

Chapter Six: Asia-Pacific

Armed Conflict Survey , Volume 2 (1): 36 – Jan 1, 2016
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2016 The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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2374-0981
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2374-0973
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10.1080/23740973.2016.1168990
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Chapter Six Asia-Pacific China (Xinjiang) Despite undergoing only limited Key statistics 2014 2015 changes on the ground, the conflict Conflict intensity: Low Low in Xinjiang led to far fewer recorded Fatalities: 400 200 fatalities in 2015 than in the previ- New IDPs: ous year. This apparent shift reflected New refugees: either improvements in the region’s security or a tightening of restric- tions on journalists. Violence in Xinjiang continued to follow well-established patterns: Uighurs carried out knife attacks before being shot by police, or else were killed by the authorities in battles and unexplained incidents. There was little discernible strategy behind the terrorist assaults, which seemed moti- vated by a desire to resist the state by creating disruption and insecurity. The attacks most often targeted security personnel or local officials, and the majority took place in Xinjiang’s southwestern prefectures of Aksu, Hotan and Kashgar. Zhang Chunxian, head of the Xinjiang Communist Party, said on 4 November that ‘south Xinjiang is the central battleground for fighting terrorism and threats to stability’, promising to encourage ‘exchanges and blending’ between ethnic groups and to expand programmes for teaching Mandarin. According to data RUSSIAN FEDERATION Karachay- CASPIAN Cherkessia SEA TURKEY Kabardino- Balkaria Abkhazia Abkhazia

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