"Despite the government’s attempts to ensure stability, violence has resurfaced in China’s minority regions in the recent past. The recent instances of self immolations in Tibet have grabbed worldwide attention. In Xinjiang, Kashgar in 2011 and Yecheng County in February 2012 saw the recurrence of ethnic violence. The repeated outbreak of violence indicates that there is something wrong at the systemic level as far as China’s minority policy is concerned." (Quoted from paper)