The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Beijing policies in Xinjiang driving Chinese Muslims to join ranks of Islamic State, says U.S. think tank
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1992418/beijing-policies-xinjiang-driving-chinese-muslims-join

Related:
All jihad is local: What ISIS’ files tell us about its fighters
New America, July 2016
https://na-production.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/ISIS-Files.pdf

President Xi urges Chinese Muslims to resist religious "infiltration"
Reuters, July 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-politics-islam-idUSKCN1010D5

Britain adds Chinese militant group to terror list
Reuters, July 20, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-security-idUSKCN1000PT