Abstract
In the international community, the intemal ethnic issues of one country can easily spread out of its borders through the impact of internal and external factors to affect the national security of other countries, known as the spillover effect. Presently, the ethnic issues of China’s neighboring countries that have real consequences on the country’s national security break down mainly into four types: the internal ethnic conflict, the transnational ethnic issue, the issues related with immigrants and the collaboration of the Three Forces. The risk of spillover can be summed up according to the intensity of its effect in five categories: infiltration, springboard, spillover, immigration and harassment. As diverse ethnic issues of the neighboring countries have different effects on China’s national security, the Chinese government must grasp the core element of each issue to formulate specific policies.
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