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China’s National Minorities: This 16-page essay explores the significance relevant to the disparities between the Hui and Uighur, two of China’s minority groups. In addition, images of Islam in Han cultural politics is discussed. Although China’s minorities represent a small proportion of the total population, their significance goes beyond numbers because of the strategic territories they occupy -- and the strategic alliances that they have the potential to form. Bibliography lists 12 sources. SNIslam1.doc
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the strategic alliances that they have the potential to form. Bibliography lists 12 sources. SNIslam1.doc Chinas National Minorities Written by
Susan A. Nelson - July, 2001 For More Information On This Paper Please
Members of the ethnic majority on the Chinese mainland have for most of the Christian era, traditionally referred to themselves as the Han race. This is probably because of the
relatively long period of social, political, economic, and military consolidation/ stability enjoyed by the Chinese nation during the Han dynasty -- its first sustained centralized imperial state with a coherent
culture. However, the term "Han" does not fully explain the cultural and ethnic origins of the Chinese people. Nor does it account for the ethnic diversity seen in that
part of the world today. Quite the contrary, the Chinese nation has many disparate ethnic minorities that are distinct from Chinas mainstream Han culture, both in terms of cultural
practices and historical traditions. In fact, a total of 57 different ethnic factions have been identified. Two will be discussed
in detail within the constructs of this report. They include the Huis, a religious group of more than 4 million occupying the Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region; and the Uighurs,
a Turkic group of more than 15 million in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This essay explores the significance relevant to the disparities between the Hui and Uighur,
while also uncovering images of Islam in Han cultural politics. The concept of being Chinese is not based on race. Rather, it is more akin to a cultural concept.
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