Nor does the Middle East have a monopoly on Islamist extremism, ethnic tension, or terrorism. China’s restive Muslim Uighurs, the Hindu-Muslim conflict in India, the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the secessionist Muslim insurgency in the Philippines, and the ethnic separatist insurgency in southern Thailand all highlight Asia’s complex tapestry of unresolved religious and ethnic trouble spots.
伊斯兰教极端主义的垄断、民族矛盾和恐怖主义亦非中东所独有。中国存在难治的维吾尔族穆斯林，印度存在印度教-伊斯兰教冲突，缅甸发生过种族清洗罗辛亚族穆斯林事件，菲律宾的分裂主义穆斯林爆发了起义，泰国南部也有种族分离主义起义，所有这些都凸显出亚洲未解决的复杂宗教和民族矛盾。