Will China's patience with Pakistan last?
A Pakistani paper headline 'Uighur leader hiding in Pakistan vows revenge on China', and refers to:
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In a rare but brief interview, Abdullah Mansour, leader of the rebel Turkestan Islamic Party, said it was his holy duty to fight the Chinese
Link:http://tribune.com.pk/story/682878/u...enge-on-china/
Then the report cites a Pakistani NGO, which works in the NWF region:
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In the last couple of years, Taliban have got nearer and nearer to the Chinese border...There has been a lot of movement there. Perhaps that gives them the logistical support that they require to cross over into China.
After recent events in China, how long can Pakistan not actively pursue such "militants"? Well since Pakistan appears to once again be following a 'stop, go' policy towards confronting the Pakistani Taliban (PTT) the Chinese will have to be very patient.
There is a main thread, where this post may migrate, 'The US & others working with Pakistan' at:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=2313
Pressure ends in military action
Thanks to a "lurker" for the pointer to this apparent ISI press briefing:
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Local intelligence officials said foreign militants along with their families have taken refuge there in recent years, including Chechens, Uzbeks, Chinese, Turkmen, Tajiks and Uighurs.
One senior security official said the military was in particular targeting the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a separatist militant outfit blamed for numerous terror attacks in China’s restive western region of Xinjiang.
He said the Chinese government had pressed Pakistan for taking action against the Uighur separatists based in North Waziristan. “The Chinese authorities had conveyed their message separately to the prime minister and the army chief; the issue had been raised even with the president when he was on an official visit to China,” he added.
The military action comes after more than three months of stop-start peace talks between the government and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, which have made little progress since they began in February.
Link:http://www.dawn.com/news/1108295/fou...tion-continues
China supports Pakistan's national anti-terror plan
Well that is heartening news, although one wonders diplomacy aside 'support' means:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2...t_19178048.htm
The China–Pakistan Axis Asia’s New Geopolitics
A WoTR podcast discusses this new book 'The China–Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics' by Andrew Small, with Stephen Tankel and Ryan Evans:http://warontherocks.com/2015/01/pod...ets-east-asia/
There are already threads on the interaction between between Pakistan, China, India, and Afghanistan.
Link to the publishers website, who do ship globally for free, if you register with them alongside a discount:http://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/...pakistan-axis/