As the US militarily pivots into the Asia-Pacific, the Chinese steadily march westward simply through trade-oriented construction and economic projects. The Chinese have finished the construction of a major tunnel that is part of a mountain transport corridor from Turpan to Kurla that is linked to Pakistan. The corridor is part of the extension of the Karakoram Highway that is part of a project to re-integrate the westernmost portion of the People’s Republic of China with the areas of Eurasia to its west. Beijing has been setting up its own transportation infrastructure and energy pipelines in Eurasia, and the infrastructure being built will be the engine of an economic renaissance that is unfolding. The Chinese now have a presence all around the old Silk Road and the ancient maritime trade routes in the Indian Ocean that sold spices and precious metals.
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Developing Pakistan-China ties which can drastically change the economic map of the region are threatened by Pakistani separatism, which might suddenly transform into another ‘terror ground.’ As Washington continues sending its development assistance aid in…
Media blame US for stoking Xinjiang violence The United States is encouraging “terrorism” in Xinjiang, Chinese state media said on Monday, also claiming separatists in the region – which has a large Uygur…
URUMQI – The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has launched a two-month anti-terrorism campaign and vowed to hunt down terrorists in the region, local authorities said in a statement released on Monday. “The frequency with which…
According to authority, up to 11:00 a.m., August 12, it was informed that 5.8-magnitude earthquake, occurred in Kashgar area and Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture in August 11, has lead to 21 people injured in Peyzawat…
Security in Xinjiang has been strengthened with the addition of an elite counter-terrorism force from Beijing, according to the Hong Kong-based Ming Pao newspaper. The special force has been dispatched to Akesu in western Xinjiang…
BEIJING – Madina, a fifth-grade Uygur girl from Hotan city, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, watched the dolphin show at Beijing Zoo on Monday afternoon with intense curiosity, just like other children in the aquarium….
A group of religious extremists led by militants trained in overseas terrorist camps was behind the weekend attack on civilians in China’s far-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that left 6 dead and 15 others wounded,…
KASHGAR – A group of religious extremists led by culprits trained in overseas terrorist camps were behind the weekend attack on civilians in China’s far-western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region that left 6 dead and 15 others…
Astronomers inspect a big stony-iron meteorite that was found in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 17, 2011. The above-earth part of the rock is 2.2 meters long and 1.25 meters tall, with…