Blaine Kaltman, who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and spent five years in China, holds an MS in criminal justice from the University of Tennessee and a PhD in sociology from the University of Queensland. He traveled extensively throughout China and wrote for That’s Shanghai.
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Under the Heel of the Dragon
Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China
By Blaine Kaltman
The Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of their minority status.