A documentary released by China's national broadcaster CGTN on the anti-terrorism work in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been blocked by YouTube for "copyright" issues. Some netizens said that YouTube's move shows how hypocritical some Western media are.
CGTN aired two documentaries on December 5 and 7 focused on anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang and terrorist organization the East Turkistan Islamic Movement's (ETIM) role in plotting terrorist attacks in China.
The two documentaries included rare footages of terrorist attacks in China, including the Urumqi riots in 2009 - which led to 197 deaths and over 1,700 injuries - and the attack on the Kunming railway station on March 1, 2014, which left 31 dead and 141 wounded.
CGTN also uploaded these two documentaries to YouTube, and the first, Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang, was watched hundreds of millions of times.
However, it was taken down by YouTube "due to a copyright claim by Morgenland Festival Osnabruck."
Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang was re-uploaded and can now be found on CGTN's YouTube account, but YouTube is asking users to register before watching the video as some of its content may not be "proper" for all users.
Youtube's actions have angered many users. Some netizens criticized YouTube's move as "shameful," and said it shows viewers how hypocritical Western media are.
A netizen commented, "Make sure everyone knows YouTube censorship previously deleted this video in order to wipe its view count, likes and comments!"
"YouTube, what are you afraid about in this video? Is your censorship of the video in line with what you claim about freedom of speech?" a netizen named "David Watson" commented.
CGTN recently released two documentaries about the #Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. They contain footage from some of the terrorist attacks in the last decade. They focus on the fight against #terrorism and how the region has been hurt by terrorism and religious extremism. They also illustrate terrorists' connection with some overseas forces. The productions have become a hit on the internet with more than 67 million views. However, most Western mainstream media, which have been very vocal about Xinjiang-related issues, remain silent on the two videos.
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Fighting terrorism in Xinjiang
https://youtu.be/u4cYE6E27_g
Between 1990 and 2016, thousands of terrorist attacks shook the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, killing large numbers of innocent people and hundreds of police officers. Horrific stabbings and bombings rocked the land once known as a commercial hub on China's ancient Silk Road. The damage to local communities was incalculable while stability in the
region quickly deteriorated. Authorities have been trying hard to restore peace to this land. In this exclusive CGTN exposé, we show you never-before-seen footage documenting the frightening tragedies in Xinjiang and the resilience of its people.
#Xinjiang#Antiterrorism#Fightingterrorism
simulazione antiterrorismo
Liu Xin discusses CGTN's documentary on China's Xinjiang
https://youtu.be/h2yMjbB1q24
While the Chinese government has been trying hard to protect individuals' safety in Xinjiang and the region's stability, it's also facing tremendous skepticism and criticism from some Western countries for the so-called abuses of human rights, among other accusations. Two documentaries were released last week, showing China's efforts to fight extremism and terrorism in Xinjiang. Liu Xin looks at some clips from the documentaries, which include never-before-seen footage, to find out the bigger-picture context and origin of the policies in Xinjiang.
Guests: Professor Huo Zhengxin, from China University of Political Science and Law; Professor John Gong, from the University of International Business and Economics.
The video footage may be disturbing to viewers. We advise viewer discretion.
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https://youtu.be/iSaRpKsjzNU
Countless terrorist attacks occurred in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang from 1990 to 2016. Terrorism has destroyed many innocent lives, similar to what has happened around the world. Such extremism has
uprooted the peaceful lives of local residents in the region.#Xinjiang#Antiterrorism#Fightingterrorism
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China’s Most Direct Security Threat
Chaos was rampant in China’s westernmost region. Explosions and other violence struck terror in the hearts of residents in the country's Xinjiang region. The victims and survivors should be remembered in China's current fight against terrorism.
https://youtu.be/4QwIAzknHss
ETIM's separatist strategy
https://youtu.be/JoKcWkYc3eg
The border area of Aksu in China's Xinjiang is the frontline of the country's fight against terrorism. Police have engaged in operations to subdue terrorists who had killed innocent people in their belief that such actions would make them "martyrs" and help them enter "paradise."
#Xinjiang #Antiterrorism #Fightingterrorism
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The Long Term Fight
https://youtu.be/rXJ0t7f457k
Terrorist acts in modern China are just using religious extremism as a banner to separate Xinjiang from the country. ETIM, one of the most wanted terrorist organizations in the country, has been creating strife to divide ethnic groups and religions in the region for decades. Many of its members were trained outside the country in extremist thought, returning to the country to apply their radical ideologies.
#Xinjiang #Antiterrorism #Fightingterrorism
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Road to extremism
https://youtu.be/wmdDrjJvNYo
An SUV slammed through the barricades in Beijing's iconic Tian'anmen Square in 2013, killing two and wounding 40. The three attackers had sworn the so-called jihad on the hills of Urumqi, a bustling city in China's Xinjiang region.
#Xinjiang #Antiterrorism #Fightingterrorism
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Taking down 9:11 wannabes on Chinese plane
https://youtu.be/oMrPnzZjRUY
Crew and passengers on a Chinese flight en route from Hotan to Urumqi saved countless lives when they helped foil a "9/11"-style bomb plot by six members of ETIM, a leading terrorist group in China.
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This is one of many human stories in our exclusive documentary “The black hand in Xinjiang.” Watch the full documentary: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-12-07...
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US practises ‘double standards’ Beijing reacts to claims by Washington over human rights violations
Business as usual: People walking by a hat shop in Kashgar City, Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region. — China Daily/ANN
BEIJING: China slammed the United States over the latter’s poor human rights conditions for Muslims, and said Washington is telling lies about China’s policies in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region.
The denunciation came yesterday after Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command Navy Adm Philip Davidson attacked China for “the suffering” of the Uighur ethnic group in Xinjiang, and US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad discussed ethnic groups in Xinjiang in a statement.
“Some people in the US have shown unusual care for the Uighur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang, but they seem to forget that the US is the only country in the world that has issued a ‘Muslim ban’ that targeted Muslim groups, ” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying.
The US has stirred up wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Afghanistan, all Muslim countries, “causing the casualties of millions of innocent people”, Hua said.
Citing a survey by the Pew Research Center issued in July 2017, the spokesman said that 75% of US Muslim adults said there is a lot of discrimination against Muslims in the US, and that 69% of people in the US in general share the view.
Also, 50% said it has become more difficult to be Muslim in the US in recent years, the survey shows.
The spokesman also cited a report issued in April 2018 by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a US-based organisation, saying, “More than a third of anti-Muslim incidents in 2017 were instigated by federal government agencies”. — China Daily/ANN
Foreign officials called on China to take the lead to
redefine the concept of human rights which truly cares about people and
amplifies the much-ignored voices of developing nations.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "I was the CIA director. We lied, we
cheated, we stole. We had entire training courses. It reminds you of the
glory of the American experiment."
Fresh and shocking footage recorded in Xinjiang over the past two decades has been released in response to criticism of current prevention measures. The State Council Information Office of China has offered clear numbers to mark the progress made in Xinjiang, saying the U.S. is using double standards regarding anti-terrorism and extremism elimination. Why does the West have different standards for human rights issues with other nations and themselves? How are China's proactive preventative policies paying off? And what is the situation in Xinjiang today?
With less than a week until the deadline on December 15,
Beijing and Washington are widely expected to hammer out a partial trade
deal. Jitters persist over the U.S. imposing fresh tariffs on Chinese
goods. But recent events may throw a monkey wrench into a deal, such as
impeachment hearings on the U.S. president, and unwelcome U.S.
intervention in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Could these weigh heavily on
China-U.S. trade talks? Can they keep trade talks on track?
https://youtu.be/cLfxhhq9U_Q
China slams U.S. over human rights violation
Chinese foreign ministry has criticized the U.S. over human rights
violations.
China has paid close attention to UN reports and comments and is shocked by the violation of human rights by the U.S. and some European Union member countries. The human rights conditions have been deteriorating.
recently in the U.S. and some EU countries.
BBC电视节目《广角镜》（Panorama）在习近平访英前播出的The Xi Factor《习近平因素》引起广泛关注。在纪录片中，BBC中国编辑凯瑞（Carrie Gracie）从习近平的家庭背景说到他集权于一身的经过。
https://youtu.be/kiHRqovOU04
解读习近平：纪录片The Xi Factor 二之一
BBC电视节目《广角镜》（Panorama）在习近平访英前播出的The Xi Factor《习近平因素》引起广泛关注。在纪录片中，BBC中国编辑凯瑞（Carrie Gracie）从习近平的家庭背景说到他集权于一身的经过。
https://youtu.be/Oc2uuziqPM8
Trainees in Xinjiang education, training program have all graduated
Trainees participating in education and training programs of standard spoken and written Chinese, understanding of the law, vocational skills and deradicalization at vocational education and training centers in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have all graduated, a regional official said Monday.
China
and the U.S. are just days away from imposing additional tariffs on
each other's goods. Can a "phase one" deal be reached by this Sunday's
deadline?
Guests: Zhao Hai, research fellow at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Einar Tangen, current affairs commentator.
China's
state broadcasters consecutively aired three documentaries from
Thursday illustrating the anti-terrorism efforts in Northwest China's Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region, a terrorist organization East Turkistan
Islamic Movement's (ETIM) role in plotting terrorist attacks in China
and US hypocrisy on human rights issues. The documentaries sparked wide
discussions on domestic and overseas media.
Many netizens
commented that the documentaries disclosed rare video footage on
terrorist attacks that Xinjiang had suffered, fully reflecting the
severe threat of terrorism Xinjiang was facing. They also said Western
media that criticized China's Xinjiang policies should watch these
videos carefully.
But many Western media, especially those which
tried to hype the "leaked documents" on vocational education and
training centers in Xinjiang in recent weeks, kept silent over the
heated discussions on the Chinese mainland generated by the
documentaries.
Chinese mainland experts said that some Western
media outlets selectively report what fits their stereotypes and
interests. These outlets also went great lengths to slander on Xinjiang.
Their silence on the documentaries showed their double standards in
regards to China's Xinjiang issues, they said.
Two of the three
documentaries were newly made and aired on CGTN on Thursday and Saturday
respectively, telling of the overall counter-terrorism work in Xinjiang
and ETIM's role in inciting terrorist attacks in China's Xinjiang and
other Chinese cities.
One documentary, initially aired in April
2018, was streamed again on CGTN on Friday night, deploring the human
rights crisis created by the US in the Middle East since 2003.
Topics
of "New documentaries on Xinjiang's anti-terrorism work" and "Unveiling
the black hand behind Xinjiang's terrorism" were viewed 390 million
times and 230 million times respectively on Sina Weibo, China's
Twitter-like social media.
CGTN also uploaded these two
documentaries on YouTube and the first episode, "Fighting terrorism in
Xinjiang" was watched more than 150,000 times.
Some internet
users commented on Sina Weibo that they had visited Xinjiang and enjoyed
the splendid landscape, friendly atmosphere and safety, but they had no
idea that Xinjiang used to suffer such grim terrorism and extremism
threats.
Leonard Brownies, one internet user from abroad
commented on Twitter after watching one documentary that "This is FACT.
Some stupid Western fake news media should see this."
The
documentaries were "very touching and reflect truth on Xinjiang in a
clear way," Erkin Oncan, a Turkish reporter, told the Global Times on
Sunday.
"Unlike the Western propaganda news, the documentaries
tell what was really happening in Xinjiang by original videos and
remarks of witnesses and participants of terrorist attacks."
Photo: Screengrab of CGTN
Pretending to be blind
Few Western media outlets reported discussions about the documentaries on the Chinese internet as of press time.
This
is in sharp contrast to extensive coverage by Western media such as the
17 media partners of the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists (ICIJ) on "leaked government files" on Xinjiang.
Erkin
said that he was not surprised to see many Western media "pretend to be
blind" at the Chinese documentaries as their reports on Xinjiang were
in line with "some Western countries' political agenda, not with the
principles of journalism."
By making public rare video footage
of terrorist attacks including the Urumqi riots on July 5, 2009 and the
Tiananmen Square terror attack on October 28, 2013, "the documentaries
tear the hypocrisy mask off the US," said Li Wei, a counter-terrorism
expert at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations
in Beijing.
"It claims to protect human rights but supports terrorist groups and interferes in China's domestic affairs."
For
some Western media and US politicians, who know clearly the previous
severe terrorist threat in Xinjiang and still chose to smear China's
anti-terrorism policies in the region, they would ignore the
documentaries on purpose, Li asserted.
"They give no care to the truth but want to hype Xinjiang issue to make troubles for China," he said..
"These
documentaries disclosed many rare and original video footages of
terrorist attacks happened in Xinjiang and other cities in China. China
used to release some information on terrorist attacks but images of the
documentaries are more powerful than words."
Li said that the
bloody scenes of terrorist attacks, the cruelty of terrorists and the
tragedy of innocent people's deaths not only left a strong impression on
the audience but also reminded people the hefty price the regional
government and local people have paid for restoring peace and stability
in Xinjiang.
Li told the Global Times that these documentaries
target people who were fooled by fake news of some Western media but
wanted to know true stories of Xinjiang.
"I believe that people
who have conscience would get to know and give just comment on China's
strenuous efforts on countering terrorism and on protecting local
residents' human rights in Xinjiang," said Li.
China's approach has been in consonance with the real
protection of human rights by conforming to the rule of law,
guaranteeing better livelihood, and ensuring the right to survive and
develop of every terrorist and extremist who can be saved. This is the
best response to groundless condemnation by the US-led Western world.
Chaos was rampant in China’s westernmost region. Explosions and other
violence struck terror in the hearts of residents in the country's
Xinjiang region. The victims and survivors should be remembered in
China's current fight against terrorism.
https://youtu.be/8a0SCmf8iI0
The East Turkistan Islamic Movement, or ETIM, is designated as a terrorist organization by the UN. For decades, the group which has close links with international terrorist organizations perpetrated countless terrorist attacks aiming to separate the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from China.
The movement has attempted to recruit people on a massive scale, spreading a radical ideology that continues to cause chaos in many countries around the world.
In this exclusive CGTN exposé, we show you never-before-seen footage including interviews with perpetrators and recruitment videos used by this black hand.
https://youtu.be/HbhdU5TSipY
The Long-Term Fight
Terrorist acts in modern China are just using religious extremism as a banner to separate Xinjiang from the country. ETIM, one of the most wanted terrorist organizations in the country, has been creating strife to divide ethnic groups and religions in the region for decades. Many of its members were trained outside the country in extremist thought, returning to the country to apply their radical ideologies.
https://youtu.be/H6e0aYF8taw
The human cost
An SUV slammed through the barricades in Beijing's iconic Tian'anmen
Square in 2013, killing two and wounding 40. The three attackers had
sworn the so-called jihad on the hills of Urumqi, a bustling city in
China's Xinjiang region.
https://youtu.be/L0CzAPJX0QQ
Xinjiang-related bill again reveals U.S. true nature of hegemony
https://youtu.be/HeN3NSKVllM
High ranking Chinese official calls U.S.' Pompeo, tells U.S. to stop interfering
Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, Yang Jiechi, has spoken on the phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Yang said that the recent U.S. passage of legislation on Hong Kong and Xinjiang was interference in China's domestic affairs.
He said that it violated international law and the basic principles of international affairs. Yang also said that Beijing will resolutely protect its territorial sovereignty and urged the U.S. to stop interfering in China's internal affairs.
https://youtu.be/WKZgtlzz604
Senior Chinese official condemns US interference in China's internal affairs
BEIJING: Yang Jiechi (pic), member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, held a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday (Dec 8).
Noting that the United States had allowed the so-called "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019" to become law and the House of Representatives of the US Congress to pass the so-called "Uygur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019," Yang said US officials have repeatedly made statements that distort and attack China's political system and internal and external policies.
Those are gross interference in China's internal affairs and a serious violation of the international law, the basic norms of international relations and the will of the Chinese and US people as well as the international community, Yang said.
"China firmly opposes and strongly condemns these acts," he said.
Over the past 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, great achievements which have attracted worldwide attention have been made, Yang said, adding that it is under the leadership of the CPC that the Chinese people have found a path of development suited to China's national conditions.
The Chinese people have a high degree of confidence in their own development path, theory, system and culture and will unswervingly follow their own development path, and no force can stop the Chinese people from marching forward, Yang said.
China's determination to defend national sovereignty, security and development interests is unwavering and no one should expect China to swallow anything that undermines its own interests, Yang said.
Yang said that China urges the US side to come to a clear assessment of the situation, correct its mistakes and immediately stop slandering China and interfering in China's internal affairs. - Xinhua/Asian News Network (ANN)
China condemns U.S. Xinjiang bill
China has slammed the United States' Uygur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 as it deliberately smears China's counter-terrorism and de-radicalization efforts. What's really driving the U.S. to push the bill and what are its ramifications?
Guests: Victor Gao, vice president of the Center for China and Globalization; Einar Tangen, current affairs commentator.
https://youtu.be/F7Qc3GZxV4o
Counter-terrorism proven effective to protect human rights
https://youtu.be/H1OO_3ueW14
Xinjiang makes headway in battle against poverty
https://youtu.be/Shj7uSOg4do
Anti-terrorism efforts effectively protect human rights in Xinjiang
https://youtu.be/etiCk5jxacs
Documentary reveals facts: Brutal scenes of attacks show sacrifice of police, justify Xinjiang policies
China's first documentary on its overall counter-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang aired Thursday night prompted wide discussions among the audience with never-before-seen scenes of terrorism, which highlighted the hefty price China has paid and the country's resolve to eradicate terrorism.
Video and audio clips in the English-language documentary were shown for the first time as evidence of the horrible crimes wrought by terrorists in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It also showed interactions between terrorists and overseas masterminds.
The nearly one hour-long documentary, "Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang," which was streamed on CGTN, China's state broadcaster, has four parts. It begins with the evolution of extremism in Xinjiang, followed by the fight against terrorism. It also illustrated the interactions of terrorists and overseas forces accompanied by audio and video evidence. The documentary ends by highlighting international cooperation on counter-terrorism.
Zheng Liang, a research fellow at Guangdong-based Jinan University, who studied Xinjiang for more than 10 years, told the Global Times that he felt "shocked" after viewing the documentary.
Zheng said that previous videos on Xinjiang's counter-terrorism were not as specific and well-edited as the Thursday one. "This newly released documentary uses quite different visual language adopted by mainstream media."
"The authorities did not publish the video and details of terrorist attacks in Xinjiang before out of concern they may cause panic. This proves China had paid a high price in fighting terrorism, and the international community should have a clear understanding of this," Li Wei, a counter-terrorism expert at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations in Beijing, told the Global Times.
Li noted that the video and audio footage justify China's Xinjiang policies in countering terrorism, including launching the vocational education and training centers, which have been highly effective in de-radicalizing and fighting extremist forces.
The beginning of the documentary features the landscape of Xinjiang, its culture and the different ethnic groups in China, including the prosperous markets and people's peaceful and happy lives. Then the scene shifts to depicting the threat of terrorism that wrought havoc in the region.
Global threat
Xinjiang has long been the main battlefield of countering terrorism. According to incomplete data, from 1990 to 2016, Xinjiang endured thousands of terrorist attacks that killed large numbers of innocent people and hundreds of police officers.
The documentary features video footage of terrorist attacks in Xinjiang, including one in Yining, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture in 1997, which left seven dead and 198 injured; the Urumqi riots on July 5, 2009, which caused 197 deaths and over 1,700 injuries; and the 2013 Seriqbuya attack in Kashi, which left 15 dead and two wounded.
Terrorists also orchestrated attacks in other cities of China: ramming a car into a crowd in Tiananmen Square in 2013, and another attack that struck the Kunming railway station on March 1, 2014, that left 31 dead and 141 wounded.
Police officers in Xinjiang work on the frontline of the fight against terrorism. According to data from China Central Television, from 2013 to 2016, a total of 127 police officers in Xinjiang sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
Experts believe terrorism is a global threat, and no country can win the war against terrorism on its own. In the face of the threat of terrorism and extremism, Xinjiang has taken a series of measures, including establishing laws and regulations, and launching effective counter-terrorism operations.
According to media reports found by the Global Times, the Xinjiang region launched a special counter-terrorism campaign in May 2014.
Authorities have cracked down on 1,588 terrorist groups, and 12,995 terrorists and 2,052 explosive materials had been seized in Xinjiang since 2014, read a white paper on regional work on counter-terrorism, de-extremism and human rights protection in March.
Between 1990 and 2016, thousands of terrorist attacks shook the Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, killing large numbers of
innocent people and hundreds of police officers. Horrific stabbings and
bombings rocked the land once known as a commercial hub on China's
ancient Silk Road.
The damage to local communities was incalculable while stability in the
region quickly deteriorated. Authorities have been trying hard to
restore peace to this land.
In this exclusive CGTN exposé, we show you never-before-seen footage
documenting the frightening tragedies in Xinjiang and the resilience of
its people.
#Xinjiang#Antiterrorism
https://youtu.be/5BtIqBU8hk8
https://youtu.be/83BBPAqxXpI
https://youtu.be/NRu-uZcIJUs
https://youtu.be/wY2P0Ek3sY8
https://youtu.be/l804sGhie14
https://youtu.be/VL9qEJ5rb1o
https://youtu.be/5B1X8Vy9WLM
US Uighur Bill 'sabotages stability in Xinjiang' - Foreign attempt to interfere condemned
Effective measure: Local medical workers checking medicines at a herdsman’s home in rural Tashikurgan Tajik, Xinjiang. — Xinhua
China expressed strong anger and condemnation after the United States House of Representatives passed a Bill in the name of protecting human rights in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region.
A total of five central organs – including the Foreign Ministry, the country’s top legislative and political advisory bodies and the national anti-terrorism leading group office – expressed resolute opposition to passage of the act by the US House.
They said on Wednesday that the act is packed with groundless accusations and with the real intention of sabotaging the stability of Xinjiang and curbing China’s development.
The regional government of Xinjiang and the regional legislative and political advisory bodies said the Bill greatly hurts the feelings of the Xinjiang people and sends a serious false signal to terrorist forces.
Vice-Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Wednesday summoned William Klein, a senior official at the US embassy in China, to lodge stern representations and protests against the act, urging Washington to stop interfering in China’s domestic affairs.
Qin called on the US to immediately correct its mistake, abandon double standards on anti-terrorism issues, prevent the Bill from becoming law and stop using Xinjiang as a way to interfere in China’s domestic affairs.
He said China will respond further according to the development of the situation.
The Uighur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 was initially submitted to the US Senate by Sen Marco Rubio on Jan 17. Despite China’s strong opposition, the act was passed in the Senate on Sept 11.
According to the Bill published on a US congressional website, the act’s purpose is to direct US resources to address what it calls gross violations of human rights in Xinjiang.
The House version of the Bill underwent several amendments, including adding clauses on imposing sanctions on certain Chinese officials and restrictions on some technology exports.
The Senate and the House will discuss and attempt to come up with a unified version before sending the Bill to US President Donald Trump, who could sign it into law, let it become law without his signature or veto it.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, said in a statement that the act is packed with vicious attacks on the human rights situation in Xinjiang.
“It has distorted and smeared China’s efforts in fighting extremism and terrorism, ” it said.
“Also, it launches groundless accusations against China’s Xinjiang policies.” — China Daily/ANN
China's first documentary on its overall counter-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang aired Thursday night prompted wide discussions among the audience with never-before-seen scenes of terrorism, which highlighted the hefty price China has paid and the country's resolve to eradicate terrorism.
Video and audio clips in the English-language documentary were shown for the first time as evidence of the horrible crimes wrought by terrorists in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It also showed interactions between terrorists and overseas masterminds.
The nearly one hour-long documentary, "Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang," which was streamed on CGTN, China's state broadcaster, has four parts. It begins with the evolution of extremism in Xinjiang, followed by the fight against terrorism. It also illustrated the interactions of terrorists and overseas forces accompanied by audio and video evidence. The documentary ends by highlighting international cooperation on counter-terrorism.
Zheng Liang, a research fellow at Guangdong-based Jinan University, who studied Xinjiang for more than 10 years, told the Global Times that he felt "shocked" after viewing the documentary.
Zheng said that previous videos on Xinjiang's counter-terrorism were not as specific and well-edited as the Thursday one. "This newly released documentary uses quite different visual language adopted by mainstream media."
"The authorities did not publish the video and details of terrorist attacks in Xinjiang before out of concern they may cause panic. This proves China had paid a high price in fighting terrorism, and the international community should have a clear understanding of this," Li Wei, a counter-terrorism expert at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations in Beijing, told the Global Times.
Li noted that the video and audio footage justify China's Xinjiang policies in countering terrorism, including launching the vocational education and training centers, which have been highly effective in de-radicalizing and fighting extremist forces.
The beginning of the documentary features the landscape of Xinjiang, its culture and the different ethnic groups in China, including the prosperous markets and people's peaceful and happy lives. Then the scene shifts to depicting the threat of terrorism that wrought havoc in the region.
Global threat
Xinjiang has long been the main battlefield of countering terrorism. According to incomplete data, from 1990 to 2016, Xinjiang endured thousands of terrorist attacks that killed large numbers of innocent people and hundreds of police officers.
The documentary features video footage of terrorist attacks in Xinjiang, including one in Yining, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture in 1997, which left seven dead and 198 injured; the Urumqi riots on July 5, 2009, which caused 197 deaths and over 1,700 injuries; and the 2013 Seriqbuya attack in Kashi, which left 15 dead and two wounded.
Terrorists also orchestrated attacks in other cities of China: ramming a car into a crowd in Tiananmen Square in 2013, and another attack that struck the Kunming railway station on March 1, 2014, that left 31 dead and 141 wounded.
Police officers in Xinjiang work on the frontline of the fight against terrorism. According to data from China Central Television, from 2013 to 2016, a total of 127 police officers in Xinjiang sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
Experts believe terrorism is a global threat, and no country can win the war against terrorism on its own. In the face of the threat of terrorism and extremism, Xinjiang has taken a series of measures, including establishing laws and regulations, and launching effective counter-terrorism operations.
According to media reports found by the Global Times, the Xinjiang region launched a special counter-terrorism campaign in May 2014.
Authorities have cracked down on 1,588 terrorist groups, and 12,995 terrorists and 2,052 explosive materials had been seized in Xinjiang since 2014, read a white paper on regional work on counter-terrorism, de-extremism and human rights protection in March.
Xinjiang's peace, prosperity unnerve US
Enduring the hardships to revive is a lesson that Chinese
already learned thousands of years ago. China's prosperity in the
future will be the best response to US provocation.
China should focus on development and exploring more
common interests and values with other countries. US policies toward
China are irrational in many aspects with ugly double standards. As long
as China better develops and sincerely opens up, we will be capable of
dealing with the US while we increasingly receive the support of the
international community. These two goals are what we should strive to
gradually achieve.
