Hayes, Anna (2020) "Arab revitalisation" and the Uyghur crisis: the problematic nature of Sino-Arabic cooperation in the "Silk Road Spirit" era. In: EASC Middle Power Conference. From: Between Scylla and Charybdis: Is there a Middle Path for Middle Powers in the Indo Pacific Region?, 3-5 October 2019, Robina, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

In June 2014, Xi Jinping's opening address at the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum concluded that Sino-Arab cooperation should promote "the Silk Road Spirit" and further the realisation of "Arab revitalisation". Presently, Sino-Arabic Silk Road Spirit is defined by Middle Eastern deference to China marked by complicity and/or deafening silence on the unfolding mass detention of the mostly Muslim Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This paper examines the links between the Belt and Road Initiative, the mass detention of Uyghurs and how the dream of "Arab revitalisation" has seen Middle Eastern states support Beijing's policies towards the Uyghurs.

Item ID:	69833
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
Keywords:	BRI, Xinjiang, Uyghur, Middle East, Silk Road Economic Belt
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2023 01:21
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4408 Political science > 440808 International relations @ 100%
SEO Codes:	23 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 2303 International relations > 230304 International political economy (excl. international trade) @ 100%
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