Terrorism and Trade: Terrorism in China and Trade between China and Central Asian Republics.

A country has used economic means as strategic and diplomatic tools since ancient time. China has suffered serious terrorisms of the Uighurs since the end of the Cold War. The Chinese government applied trade as a tool for stability and development in Xinjiang (north-western China) during the post-Cold war era. This research project will analyze a relation between terrorism and trade. The Chinese government expected that trade between China and Central Asian republics (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan) would boost the economy of Xinjiang, and that the developed Xinjiang economy would reduce terrorism. After the Chinese open-door and economic reform, economic gap between east coast areas and inland areas in China was widened; this economic gap caused the dissatisfaction of local citizens. This dissatisfaction of local citizens can develop into separatism and local terrorism. Previous research argues that this policy was not successful because the amount of trade between China and Central Asian countries is so small and volatile. This research project will try to demonstrate empirical evidences to disprove that current Chinese policy is not successful through static analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]