The Fight Against Terrorism “Made in China”

“As an important member of the international counter-terrorism camp, the Chinese government has always been involved in the fight against violent extremism and terrorism in all its forms. It has taken solid proceedings to fight against terrorism in accordance with the laws to preserve the national security, as well as the security and safety of its goods and its people”, noted Haito Wus, the Vice-Ambassador of China at the United Nations. If nowadays China is actively involved in the international battle against terrorism and extremism, it hasn’t always been the case. During a long time, the Middle Kingdom opted for the strategy of the “lone rider”, only concerned about annihilating the evil causing the necrosis of the province to the west of its territory: Xinjiang. Oscillating between independence and Chinese domination, this region welcomes nowadays the greatest part of the Turkish Muslim community in China: the Uighurs. Colonized, persecuted and marginalized by the Chinese authorities, this ethno-religious community decided then to stand up against China. Some, radicalized and Islamized, went so far as to use terror to defend their pro-independence claims…