"The Uighurs, Central Asia and Turkey
Troubles across Turkestan
Jul 16th 2009 | ALMATY, ANKARA AND BEIJING
From The Economist print edition
Contrasting responses to China’s crackdown in Xinjiang
THE plight of Turkey’s Kurdish minority has never been of compelling interest to ordinary Chinese people. But in the past few days internet forums in China have been clamouring their support for Kurdish separatists. As Chinese security forces reimpose order after a bloody spasm of ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, Turkey is finding itself in the line of fire."
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