China vows to strike hard against terrorists
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June 30, 2013, Sunday
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CHINA yesterday vowed to strike hard against terrorist attacks and maintain social stability in its northwestern Xinjiang Autonomous Region, where more than 30 people died in incidents last week.
Yu Zhengsheng, a politburo member, told a meeting in Urumqi, the regional capital, that this was the resolve of the central leadership.
On Wednesday, 35 people died in attacks on police stations, a government building and a construction site in Lukqun, Turpan Prefecture.
The attackers killed 24 people, including two police officers while police shot and killed 11 rioters and captured four. The attacks also left 21 police and civilians injured.
On Friday afternoon, mobs armed with unspecified weapons attempted to "make trouble" in Hotan, but police acted quickly to bring the situation under control by detaining suspects, a news alert published by Xinjiang's news portal (www.tianshan.cn) said.
Yu, leading a work group, arrived in Urumqi yesterday.
President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday to draw up measures to safeguard social stability and the interests of the people in Xinjiang.
China will impose severe punishment on those taking part in violent crimes, Yu said at yesterday's meeting, attended by officials from across Xinjiang.
"We will step up action to crack down on terrorist groups, extremist organizations and track down the wanted," he said.
Xinjiang has achieved sound economic development in recent years, but separatists in and outside the country have been escalating efforts and those deep-seated problems challenging Xinjiang's social stability have not been completely solved, Yu said.
A few criminals have masterminded terrorist attacks, he said, branding the attacks "key threats to national unity and social stability in Xinjiang."
Safety precautions must be taken, especially for key areas and institutions, he said, calling for efforts to mobilize the public and CPC members.
Yu called on local people to stay calm and keep vigilant.
Yu said information on attacks should be released in a timely manner, and efforts be taken to promote China's ethnic and religious policies, as well as laws and regulations.
Authorities reportedly have increased security in Urumqi. This comes almost a week before the fourth anniversary of 2009 riots in Xinjiang that left nearly 200 people dead.
(Xinhua/Shanghai Daily)
Yu Zhengsheng, a politburo member, told a meeting in Urumqi, the regional capital, that this was the resolve of the central leadership.
On Wednesday, 35 people died in attacks on police stations, a government building and a construction site in Lukqun, Turpan Prefecture.
The attackers killed 24 people, including two police officers while police shot and killed 11 rioters and captured four. The attacks also left 21 police and civilians injured.
On Friday afternoon, mobs armed with unspecified weapons attempted to "make trouble" in Hotan, but police acted quickly to bring the situation under control by detaining suspects, a news alert published by Xinjiang's news portal (www.tianshan.cn) said.
Yu, leading a work group, arrived in Urumqi yesterday.
President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Friday to draw up measures to safeguard social stability and the interests of the people in Xinjiang.
China will impose severe punishment on those taking part in violent crimes, Yu said at yesterday's meeting, attended by officials from across Xinjiang.
"We will step up action to crack down on terrorist groups, extremist organizations and track down the wanted," he said.
Xinjiang has achieved sound economic development in recent years, but separatists in and outside the country have been escalating efforts and those deep-seated problems challenging Xinjiang's social stability have not been completely solved, Yu said.
A few criminals have masterminded terrorist attacks, he said, branding the attacks "key threats to national unity and social stability in Xinjiang."
Safety precautions must be taken, especially for key areas and institutions, he said, calling for efforts to mobilize the public and CPC members.
Yu called on local people to stay calm and keep vigilant.
Yu said information on attacks should be released in a timely manner, and efforts be taken to promote China's ethnic and religious policies, as well as laws and regulations.
Authorities reportedly have increased security in Urumqi. This comes almost a week before the fourth anniversary of 2009 riots in Xinjiang that left nearly 200 people dead.
(Xinhua/Shanghai Daily)
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