The Communist Party Chief for Xinjiang confirmed yesterday that extremists from the region have travelled to the Islamic State to fight, and revealed that several militants who returned, have been caught in a terrorist plot.
In December, Chinese state media confirmed that up to 300 Chinese extremists had joined ISIS, but further details were kept secret. During a meeting of the Two Sessions, Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Zhang Chunxian discussed several recent terrorist plots that were uncovered. Several of these involved people who had returned from fighting with ISIS.
The remarks have drawn criticism from international Uyghur protest groups, who maintain that the government’s heavy-handed security in the region and restrictions of religious expression, have provoked civil unrest.
Zhang also defended the government’s limit on media access to the reason, insisting that confidentiality is necessary in order to “…reduce loss and human casualties…” and “…ensure security…”
Source: Reuters
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All forms of terrorism should be rooted out as there is nothing more cowardly than a guy (a group of) killing innocent people in the name of his/her/their the only correct idea (or culture ...). If any person starts to support/promote his/her idea by any terrorist act so this itself should be already a good reason for withdrawing any support to such idea (of course this is to certain extent simplified for sake of this short commentary). Any country fighting real terrorism (not the one so declared and even supported by weapons deliveries) has my full support and understanding.
Mar 12, 2015 15:16 Report Abuse
For a group that formed overnight last summer I'd say their logistics, communication, marketing recruitment and training process are stunningly modern and efficient. Because from Xinjiang to the IS "headquarters", there's like what... all central Asia? Sandistan and Mountainistan that you don't cross in a day, and that I expect to be heavily guarded at every corners that matters. Yet somehow people took time to go back and forth and even some extra to get plots running.
Mar 12, 2015 08:28 Report Abuse
So a han dude is in charge of Xinjiang, a muslim turkish speaking speaking region of China...Even Putin knows who to tap to rule Grozny.
Mar 11, 2015 20:41 Report Abuse
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