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The Uighurs in the Future of Central Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Justin Jon Rudelson
Justin Jon Rudelson*
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Tulane University
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With the end of the Cold War, the Great Game in Central Asia has heated up once again. Once more, Central Asia has become a place for international rivalry. But this time the Great Game is not between Britain and Russia. In this second half of the Great Game, Turkey, Russia, Iran, India, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and even Israel are all vying for influence. China, the key player, however, is left out of the game in most accounts and is overlooked as a Central Asian power. Moreover, it is forgotten that China won the first half of the Great Game, at least as far as Xinjiang is concerned. It is my contention that China will catch everyone by surprise once again and win the second half of the Great Game in Central Asia; the Uighurs of Xinjiang will play a predominant role in this victory.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , Fall 1994 , pp. 291 - 308
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Copyright © 1994 Association for the Study of Nationalities of Eastern Europe and ex-USSR 

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