| Summary: | This paper tries to identify security problems
exist on the Belt and Road Initiative corridors. Although it is one of the most
ambitious economic projects in the 21st century, Belt and Road
Initiative is afflicted by separatist and terrorist activities. The paper
selected three cases: Xinjiang, Balochistan, and Myanmar. In Xinjiang,
oppressed Uyghur people sporadically rise against Chinese rule, afflicting the
security of the New Eurasian Land Bridge and China-Central Asia-West Asia
corridors. Balochistan province, which has witnessed several rebellions since
Pakistan’s independence threaten China’s 46 billion investment in
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are unwanted hosts
of the territories which Belt and Road corridors pass through. In response to
these threats, China implements a set of security measures including
strengthening its presence in Xinjiang and abandoning its traditional non-interference
policy in its interactions with relevant countries to provide stability Belt
and Road corridors. In Xinjiang, it establishes a security state; in
Balochistan it propels Pakistan to increase the number of troops; for Rohingya
Muslims in Myanmar China backs Myanmar army’s atrocities in the global arena.
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