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David R. Stroup

Aug 25, 20182 min read

Book Review: "Ethnic Conflict and Protest in Xinjiang and Tibet: Unrest in China's West&quo

There's been a sudden rush of attention lately given over to the situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Recently, the United Nations Committee...

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David R. Stroup

Aug 10, 20187 min read

Reflections on the Weizhou Grand Mosque controversy

There's some excellent reporting from Nectar Gan at the South China Morning Post about the struggle of the Hui community of Weizhou--...

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David R. Stroup

Jul 14, 201611 min read

"My name is David and I'm a visiting scholar researching issues about China": Navigati

As I've noted before on this blog, doing fieldwork in the social sciences in China presents a particular set of challenges that...

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China at the Crossroads: