Monday, March 13, 2017

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

China: Xi Jinping wants “Great Wall of Steel” in violence-hit Xinjiang
The Guardian, March 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/11/china-xi-jinping-wants-great-wall-of-steel-in-violence-hit-xinjiang

China vows to strike against separatism on anniversary of Tibet uprising
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2077814/china-vows-strike-against-separatism-anniversary-tibet

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Internet blocked in Tibetan areas of China in run-up to sensitive anniversary
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sensitive-03102017170655.html

Why China’s Hui Muslims fear they’re next to face crackdown on religion
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2078121/why-chinas-hui-muslims-fear-theyre-next-face-crackdown-religion

China's Communist Party hardens rhetoric on Islam
Al Jazeera, March 13, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/china-communist-party-hardens-rhetoric-islam-170312171857797.html

Related:
新疆政法委:對暴恐分子保持嚴打高壓態勢 (Xinjiang Political and Legal Affairs Committee: Will continue to take severe measures against violent terrorists)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1318702-20170312.htm