“Four Battles”: Hotspots and Difficulties of Xinjiang Issue
Terrorism is a malignant tumor in today’s world. The brutal killing of innocent
civilians is unacceptable and unforgivable for any mankind and society . On
March 15, the terrorist attacks in two mosques in central Christchurch, New
Zealand killed 50 people; On April 21, the eight suicide bombing attacks in Sri
Lanka including its capital city of Colombo left at least 253 people dead. The
international community has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks.
Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has not seen any
violent terrorist cases for 29 consecutive months, and the local civilians have
enjoyed peace for 29 months. However, fighting against terrorism in Xinjiang
is a long-term, arduous task. The “four battles” between China and nationalist
separatists, religious extremists and terrorists are the major obstructions to
“cooling down” the “hotspots” and “overcoming” the “difficulties” on the
Xinjiang issue.
First, the battle for sovereignty. Xinjiang has long been an inseparable part of
Chinese territory, and China has complete sovereignty over and every right to
govern Xinjiang, but things don’t always occur as people wish. There are
always some people in Xinjiang and abroad hankering after “Pan-Turkism”
and “Pan-Islamism”, having the “dream of independence” to split Xinjiang from
China and seeking to establish the “East Turkistan” through “Jihad”. In the
face of the violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity, any central
government wouldn’t appease or connive such acts, but resolutely fight them
in accordance with the law.
Second, the battle for the will of the people. The battle mainly targets the
youth, which, in essence, vie for the future. The extremist forces distort the
religious doctrines, incite people “not to obey anyone but Allah” and proclaim
themselves as the spokesmen of “Allah”. They, with weird thinking and acts,
deny and reject all forms of secular cultures.