References
What Beijing needs to recognize is that its own policies are the root causes of Uighur resentment. Rather than trying to stamp out the problem through force and repression alone, the Chinese government should instead do what it can to improve the conditions that fuel separatist feelings.
- Chung, C. (2002). China’s “War on Terror”: September 11 and Uighur Separatism. Foreign Affairs, 81(4), 8. scihub:10.2307/20033235
There is no evidence that Salafism, the radical Islamic ideology connected to many jihadist movements around the world, has taken root to any significant extent in Xinjiang. Proponents of rebellion against Chinese rule have used the vocabulary of Islam and religious grievances against Beijing to justify their actions. These are not, however, mainstream views.
The Uyghurs with TIP in Syria were not influenced by Xinjiang salafi terrorists
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- They are not the product of
- a cohesive history of Uyghur terrorist groups
- or Salafist movement inside Xinjiang
- they are
- refugees from China’s war on terror.
- Driven to fight in a foreign war far away from Xinjiang
- either
- in the hope of one day using their experience to fight China
- or as a means of survival and a sense of belonging