ABSTRACT

China‘s war on terror is among its most prominent and least understood of campaigns. With links to the global jihad, an indigenous insurgency threatens the government‘s grip on a massive region of north- western China known as Xinjiang. Riots, bombings, ambushes, and assassinations have rocked the region under separatist and Islamist banners. China

chapter 2|24 pages

Insurgency in Xinjiang

chapter 3|16 pages

China’s “infinite” political will

chapter 4|19 pages

The changing use of force in society

chapter 5|18 pages

Grass-roots institutions and security

chapter 7|25 pages

Conclusion: Gauging effectiveness