Taking this Islamic movement off terror list was a good thing for Uighurs, not so much for China
Last week, Mike Pompeo quietly ended one of the last vestiges of the Bush War on Terror.
Kyle Haddad-Fonda is a fellow with the Foreign Policy Association and a producer for its PBS documentary series, Great Decisions. He is also a frequent commentator on China’s relations with the Middle East, and his writing has appeared in such publications as ChinaFile, Foreign Policy, Middle East Report, and the World Politics Review. He holds a DPhil in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Last week, Mike Pompeo quietly ended one of the last vestiges of the Bush War on Terror.
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