CIAO DATE: 07/2010
January 2010
Global Political Trends Center
Starting with the second half of 1990s, Turkish-Chinese relations have had a considerable revival. Along this process, officials from both countries have made numerous mutual visits on many levels, signing a number of agreements. However, the events that took place on July 5th 2009 in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang Wéiwú'er Zìzhìqu / 新疆新疆维吾尔自治区/ ( have caused great anger among the Turkish public.
Resource link: Turkish-Chinese Relations in the Shadow of the Uyghur Problem [PDF] - 339K