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102 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,772 China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • One downside of matching is that you cannot match on unobservables, - The study uses a limited time period, - The study relies on data from 2010-2019, - The study does not account for potential time-invariant unobservables, - The study uses a specific definition of Islamic countries

    Repression and international trade: an analysis of Chinese trade volumes with Islamic countries · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could examine the relationship between trade and human rights in other contexts, - Future studies could explore the impact of consumer boycotts on trade flows, - Research could investigate the role of state-owned firms in shaping trade policies, - Studies could analyze the effect of international condemnation on trade relationships

    Repression and international trade: an analysis of Chinese trade volumes with Islamic countries · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in historiographical representations of Hui economic territorialisation. The study identifies a lack of understanding of the political stakes of ethnic commerce.

    The politics of ethnic economic territorialisation: commerce, state narratives, and Hui identity along the upper Yellow River · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between cultural narrative, place spirit, and cultural identity. The study highlights the need to explore how local ethnic culture can be transformed into educational resources.

    A study on cultural narratives, spirit of place, and cultural identity of the Zhuang culture in Jiuzhou, Jingxi, from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage education · 2026 · DOI

  • The impact of rapid industrialization and globalization on linguistic diversity. The lack of policy support for parents to develop practical strategies for language planning. The complex negotiation of ideologies and resources inherent in family language management.

    “Fangyan is a necessity of my child’s life”: navigating language ideologies and family language planning in urban Chinese families · 2026 · DOI

  • The study only examined 18 families in an urban city in Guangdong Province. The sample size was limited to balance depth and diversity.

    “Fangyan is a necessity of my child’s life”: navigating language ideologies and family language planning in urban Chinese families · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of how language affects diaspora attitudes. The need to investigate the linguistic link between the diaspora and the ancestral homeland.

    Languages and Linkages: Explaining Diaspora Attitudes Toward the Ancestral Homeland · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of LGBTQ+ activism in China and its connection to economic justice. The need for ethnographic research on the community-making of migrant workers in Southern China.

    Between Pleasure and Precarity: Surviving Love and Labour in Southern China’s Urban Villages · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the existing research, which relies on Western liberal frameworks. The paper argues that the prevailing narrative of queer progress in China overlooks the historical reality of homosexuality in China.

    Queer Unintelligibility in China · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the adaptation of Kazakh myths in the diaspora. The research aims to fill this gap by examining the evolution, transformation and persistence of Kazakh oral traditions across diaspora populations.

    Cultural Adaptation of Kazakh Oral Traditions in Diaspora: A Comparative Analysis Across Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can explore the implications of recognizing and accepting diverse varieties of English for language teaching and learning. It can also investigate the creative usage of New Chinglish and its potential applications.

    China English, Chinese English, and Chinglish: Does It Matter? · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of China English, Chinese English, and Chinglish. It highlights the need for more research on the recognition and acceptance of diverse varieties of English.

    China English, Chinese English, and Chinglish: Does It Matter? · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies the challenge of preserving traditional art forms in the face of modern entertainment and changing audience preferences. It highlights the need to balance traditional aesthetic standards with the demands of a younger audience. The study also notes the challenge of managing the cultural transition and formulating programming techniques that address intergenerational preferences.

    Preservation and Educational Transmission of Liuqin Opera in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies could investigate the impact of new media platforms on the preservation and promotion of Liuqin Opera. Research could also explore the development of educational programs and cultural policies aimed at preserving traditional art forms. Further studies could examine the role of community engagement and participation in preserving cultural heritage.

    Preservation and Educational Transmission of Liuqin Opera in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China · 2026 · DOI

  • Discrimination and stereotypes against the Hui people. The complexity of their transboundary activities and negotiations over ethnic or religious identity. The need to understand the flexibility of conceptual boundaries between 'us' and 'them'.

    Introduction: redrawing and straddling borders: rethinking Hui experiences · 2026 · DOI

  • The need to understand how the Hui people have straddled institutionalized borders to preserve a distinct space for their lives. The lack of research on their transboundary activities and negotiations over ethnic or religious identity.

    Introduction: redrawing and straddling borders: rethinking Hui experiences · 2026 · DOI

  • The literature has not examined whether or when official Islam resonates with the public. There is a lack of studies on official Islam in Muslim-majority countries outside the Middle East and North Africa.

    Believing like a state? Official Islam and public opinion in Kyrgyzstan · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of a clear-cut definition of Traditional Islam has caused ongoing debates among the academic community. The paper identifies the need to understand the complex phenomenon of Traditional Islam in Kazakhstan and its role in ensuring social stability, political loyalty, and cultural continuity.

    Traditional Islam in Kazakhstan: historical formation, state discourse, and contemporary challenges · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the impact of ethnicity on urban sedentarisation. The research highlights the need for more studies on the post-nomadic sedentarisation in the North-Western frontier of the People’s Republic of China.

    Mapping ethnolinguistic groups and urban space. Trends of post-nomadic sedentarisation in a Chinese peripheral town · 2025 · DOI

  • Abstract This three-year longitudinal case study explored how trilingual Uyghur intranational migrant students utilized digital technologies to learn languages and negotiate their identities in Han-dominant environments during their internal migrations within China, a topic that has been scarcely researched before.

    Digital technologies and identity negotiation: a study of trilingual Uyghur university students’ language learning experiences in intranational migrations · 2025 · DOI

  • But considering that for the first 60 years (circa 1920–1980) of Chinese archaeology—that is, over half of its development—the SR was rarely mentioned in scientific literature, the impact it has had on archaeological studies of Xinjiang remains unclear and poorly understood.

    Silk Road orientations in Xinjiang archaeology and shifting implications for Eurasian studies · 2025 · DOI

  • The study explores the role of the Dalai Lama institution in Mongolia's political processes, which is a gap in the current research. The authors argue that modern Mongolia exemplifies a post-secular society, which is a relatively new concept in the field.

    Mongolia and 14th Dalai Lama in Late 20th and 21st Centuries · 2024 · DOI

  • It is followed by David Brophy's biographical account of another understudied historical figure, Abdülaziz Kolcali, an intellectual of Salar ethnicity from Ghulja (Ili) who studied in Istanbul and became a firm defender of the Ottoman caliphate's religious and political legitimacy up until the 1930s.

    Community Still Matters: Uyghur Culture and Society in Central Asian Context · 2024 · DOI

  • Xinjiang’s shift in 2021 from a campaign-style mobilizational to an institutionalized approach deepens coercive risks of this often poorly understood coercive labour strategy.

    The conceptual evolution of poverty alleviation through labour transfer in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region · 2023 · DOI

  • The “Shadian conflict,” which erupted in 1964 and continued until at least 1975, was the largest religious resistance of the Cultural Revolution, but its local dynamics and sociopolitical impacts are significantly understudied.

    Justice for Whom? Redressing the “1975 Shadian Incident” in the Post-Mao Era, 1978–2019 · 2022 · DOI

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