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China’s Double Game on Terrorism

The  Wall Street Journal, 23 September 2011
By Rebiya Kadeer

As the U.S. and its allies were reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities, China’s Communist regime manipulated the occasion to present itself as a victim of Islamic extremism. Beijing also accused the U.S. of practicing double standards by not giving unqualified support to its military offensive against what it calls “Muslim separatism” in northwest China. It insisted this campaign is an integral component of the war on terror.

These complaints are entirely driven by the regime’s domestic agenda. The West should not be fooled by China’s attempt to make its nationalities policy more palatable. For decades, China …

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