Uyghurs

The Logic of “Solidarity for Me, But Not For You” in Xinjiang Denialism

Brian Hioe
Walaa Alqaisiya's paper in Middle East Critique, “Moving Beyond Imperialist Frameworks: The False Equivalence Between Palestine and Xinjiang”, proves a masterclass in a failure of solidarity. What is most distinctive about the paper is that the author is Palestinian, but rejects comparisons between Palestine and Xinjiang. Alqaisiya takes issue with such comparisons, as most famously ventured by Chinese dissident intellectual Wang Lixiong, who suggested in 2007 that Xinjiang would be treated by China much as the West Bank has been by Israel....
April 2026EnglishRaceSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements4 min read

China’s Use Of America’s “War On Terror” To Justify The Suppression Of Its Muslim Population

Brian Hioe
Recent declarations by the Islamic State that it will target China in retaliation for its oppression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang will probably only be met by further Chinese restrictions on the region. But China's responses are illustrative of to what extent China uses the discursive terms of America's War on Terror to justify its suppression of the Muslim majority Uyghur population in Xinjiang and other parts of China...
EnglishMarch 2017Politics6 min read