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China’s Wakhan Corridor Dilemma: Economic Development or Security?

Wakhan Corridor

China is moving forward on the development of the Wakhan Corridor, creating a direct land link with Afghanistan. Yet the slow pace of cooperation reflects justified concerns over the security of the route.

UN’s Failed Xinjiang Visit Comes at Heavy Cost

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Despite years of posturing and negotiation, the UN’s grand opportunity to shed light on some of the gravest human rights abuses of our time ended in total failure.

What Can Biden Do about the Uyghur Genocide?

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An early test for US-China relations under the Biden administration: whether or not systemic oppression in Xinjiang constitutes a ‘genocide.’

The Mulan Scandal and China’s Central Asia Problem

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Controversy surrounding Disney’s ‘Mulan’ has once again brought China’s mass-incarceration of Xinjiang-based minority groups to light.

Riots Erupt in Xinjiang

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Violence in Xinjiang presents Beijing with an opportunity to break away from policy failures of the past.

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