The New Silk Road and the Xinjiang dilemma

Authors

  • Diego Pautasso Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Tiago Nogara Universidade de São Paulo
  • Ana Paula Bernardo de Sousa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Gaio Doria Renmin University of China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2021v9n4p25-42

Keywords:

New Silk Road, Belt and Road Initiative, China, Xinjiang, ETIM

Abstract

In addition to the already recognized relevance of the New Silk Road, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), for China’s international insertion strategy, its full implementation also speaks incisively with the continuity of the country’s national unification and reorganization process. Analyzing the issues relevant to the Xinjiang region, this article supports the notion that the New Silk Road interacts directly with the national security imperative and efforts to stabilize borders and dilute separatist threats, promoting the continentalization of Chinese development. In addition, it is possible to argue that this region represents a territorial link in the Eurasian integration process led by China. The article is divided into three parts: in the first, we present the main vectors of the emergence and implementation of the New Silk Road; then, we examine the history of tensions between the Chinese national reconstruction process and the separatist movements in Xinjiang; finally, we analyze how the New Silk Road interacts with the containment strategies of separatist and terrorist movements in the region.

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Author Biographies

Diego Pautasso, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor e mestre em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). E-mail: dgpautasso@gmail.com

Tiago Nogara, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutorando em Ciência Política na Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). E-mail: tiagosnogara@gmail.com

Ana Paula Bernardo de Sousa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Especialista em Estratégia e Relações Internacionais Contemporâneas pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). E-mail: anapaulabs@feevale.br

Gaio Doria, Renmin University of China

Doutor em Direito pela Renmin University of China. E-mail: gaiodoria@gmail.com

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2022-01-10

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Pautasso, D., Nogara, T., Sousa, A. P. B. de ., & Doria, G. (2022). The New Silk Road and the Xinjiang dilemma. Estudos Internacionais: International Relations Journal of PUC Minas, 9(4), 25–42. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2021v9n4p25-42

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2021): ESTUDOS INTERNACIONAIS - DEZEMBRO

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Special Issue: China

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