Thursday, April 19, 2012

Nury A. Turkel: A Turkish Primer on Engaging Beijing - WSJ.com

A Turkish Primer on Engaging Beijing
Ankara's concern for the Uighurs has set an example for other democracies.

BY NURY A. TURKEL

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to China last week was bound to be notable, since this was the first visit by a Turkish head of government in 27 years. It was particularly high profile, however, because his first stop was Urumqi, capital of the restive Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region that Uighurs call East Turkistan.

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