Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis
Abstract This study examines why 23 Muslim-majority countries supported China at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN/HRC) in 2019, despite allegations of human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Using a fuzzy-set qualitative-comparative analysis (fsQCA), we compared the factors t...
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| author | Bruno Hendler Gabriela Tamiris Rosa Corrêa William Wuttke Martins |
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| description | Abstract This study examines why 23 Muslim-majority countries supported China at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN/HRC) in 2019, despite allegations of human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Using a fuzzy-set qualitative-comparative analysis (fsQCA), we compared the factors that led Muslim-majority and non-Muslim countries to support China. Our analysis found that Political Regime Affinity (PRA) was a necessary but not a sufficient condition for Muslim-majority countries to support China, while China’s Foreign Aid (ODA) was a necessary but not sufficient condition for non-Muslim countries. These findings suggest that ideological factors, related to the autocratic political regime (PRA), played a significant role in Muslim-majority countries’ decision to support China in the UN/HRC in 2019. However, it is important to note that other factors may have also been involved. These findings have important implications for understanding the complexities of international relations and the factors that shape states behaviour. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff49fbdd76044769803a6014a75356782024-04-09T07:43:37ZspaPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroContexto Internacional1982-02402024-04-0146110.1590/s0102-8529.20244601Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative AnalysisBruno Hendlerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0896-611XGabriela Tamiris Rosa Corrêahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9271-3504William Wuttke Martinshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6153-0863Abstract This study examines why 23 Muslim-majority countries supported China at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN/HRC) in 2019, despite allegations of human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Using a fuzzy-set qualitative-comparative analysis (fsQCA), we compared the factors that led Muslim-majority and non-Muslim countries to support China. Our analysis found that Political Regime Affinity (PRA) was a necessary but not a sufficient condition for Muslim-majority countries to support China, while China’s Foreign Aid (ODA) was a necessary but not sufficient condition for non-Muslim countries. These findings suggest that ideological factors, related to the autocratic political regime (PRA), played a significant role in Muslim-majority countries’ decision to support China in the UN/HRC in 2019. However, it is important to note that other factors may have also been involved. These findings have important implications for understanding the complexities of international relations and the factors that shape states behaviour.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-85292024000100204&tlng=enChinadiplomacyfsQCAUN Human Rights CouncilXinjiang |
| spellingShingle | Bruno Hendler Gabriela Tamiris Rosa Corrêa William Wuttke Martins Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis Contexto Internacional China diplomacy fsQCA UN Human Rights Council Xinjiang |
| title | Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis |
| title_full | Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis |
| title_short | Understanding Muslim Countries’ Support for China’s Actions in Xinjiang: A Qualitative-Comparative Analysis |
| title_sort | understanding muslim countries support for china s actions in xinjiang a qualitative comparative analysis |
| topic | China diplomacy fsQCA UN Human Rights Council Xinjiang |
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