Xinjiang, China''s far northwestern province, is of increasing international strategic and economic importance. With a population which is mainly non-Chinese and Muslim, the forces for autonomy, and independence, in Xinjiang are quite strong. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Xinjiang. It introduces Xinjiang''s history, economy and society, and above all outlines the political and religious opposition by the Turkic peoples of Xinjiang to Chinese communist rule. |
