Introduction -- Part 1. Self-Determination in International Law and the Colonial History of East Turkistan. The People of East Turkistan: An Illegally Occupied Nation -- East Turkistan Was Not Terra Nullius -- Counterargument Against China's State Integrity Claim -- Part 2. The Right to Choose Sovereignty Beyond Decolonization: The Political, Territorial, and Economic Status of the People of East Turkistan. China's Nation-Building: Specific Intent to Destroy -- Sophisticated Genocidal State Policies -- Territory and Economy in East Turkistan -- History of Resistance Movements Against Chinese Communist Colonialism -- China's Broken Promise of Internal Self-Determination -- Conclusion: The Meaning of the Right to Sovereignty.
Summary:
"This study examines the relationship between the People's Republic of China and the people of East Turkistan. The author accuses the Chinese state of settler colonialism and argues for East Turkistan's sovereignty on the basis of international law and the Genocide Convention"-- Provided by publisher.
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