Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 30 August 2016: Suspected suicide car bomb hits Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan

Early Tuesday morning, a suspected suicide car bomber crashed into the gates of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, killing himself and injuring three others. Although no Chinese nationals were hurt, Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, said China was incredibly distressed about the attack. It is presumed that the attack ensued by extremists from the Uighur ethnicity in reaction against the Chinese rule in Xinjiang. China has been waging war in this region since 2014 in the sake of protecting its people against terrorist acts from Uighur extremists. In the escalation of this conflict, the Uighur minority believes that China has reverted to targeting conservative Islam.