▁consider ▁China ▁to ▁be ▁" un friend ly " ▁towards ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁Central ▁Asia ▁ ▁Afghan istan ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁X in ji ang ▁conflict ▁has ▁stra ined ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Abd ul ▁J ab ar ▁Q ah ram an , ▁military ▁operations ▁chief ▁in ▁vol atile ▁Hel m and ▁province , ▁bl amed ▁China ▁for ▁supporting ▁Tal ib an ▁terror ists ▁with ▁weapon ry ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Kaz akh stan ▁Mass ive ▁land ▁reform ▁protest s ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁Protest ers ▁were ▁against ▁land ▁rent ing ▁to ▁Chinese . ▁Other ▁issues ▁leading ▁to ▁rise ▁of ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan ▁is ▁also ▁over ▁the ▁X in ji ang ▁conflict ▁and ▁Kaz akh stan ▁hosting ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁U yg h ur ▁separ at ists . ▁ ▁T aj ik istan ▁Rel ations hip ▁between ▁T aj ik istan ▁and ▁China ▁is ▁very ▁complicated ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁with ▁the ▁increasing ▁ri ots ▁within ▁X in ji ang , ▁Y aqu b ▁Beg , ▁a ▁T aj ik ▁advent urer , ▁founded ▁K ash g aria ▁and ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁Chinese ▁rule , ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁reb irth ▁of ▁U yg h ur ▁national ism ▁and ▁Islam ism ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁R esent ment ▁against ▁China ▁and ▁Chinese ▁also ▁increased ▁in ▁T aj ik istan