China's War on Terrorism: Counter-Insurgency, Politics and Internal Security

by Martin I. Wayne

Overview

China‘s war on terror is among its most prominent and least understood of campaigns. With links to the global jihad, an indigenous insurgency threatens the government‘s grip on a massive region of north- western China known as Xinjiang. Riots, bombings, ambushes, and assassinations have rocked the region under separatist and Islamist banners. China

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134106226
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/08/2007
Series:	Asian Security Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	410 KB

About the Author

Martin I. Wayne is the China Security Fellow at National Defense University's Institute for National Strategic Studies, Washington DC. He holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Morality and Power in China’s Wild West 1. Fighting Terrorism: China’s Bottom-Up Approach 2. Insurgency in Xinjiang 3. Counterinsurgency: China’s Infinite Political Will 4. The Changing Use of Force in Society 5. Grass-Roots Institutions and Security 6. The War of Ideas: The Reshaping of Society in Xinjiang 7. Conclusion: Gauging Effectiveness. Epilogue: The Art of Countering Insurgency