{"id":848,"date":"2014-07-02T23:34:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2014\/07\/02\/xinjiangs-party-chief-urges-firm-hand-anti-terror-crackdown-and-engaging-uygurs\/"},"modified":"2014-07-02T23:34:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T23:34:35","slug":"xinjiangs-party-chief-urges-firm-hand-anti-terror-crackdown-and-engaging-uygurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/xinjiangs-party-chief-urges-firm-hand-anti-terror-crackdown-and-engaging-uygurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Xinjiang’s party chief urges ‘firm hand’ in anti-terror crackdown and engaging with Uygurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xinjiang party chief Zhang Chunxian has vowed to use an iron fist to stop terrorists, while also pledging to use an education campaign to engage ethnic Uygurs more effectively.<\/p>\n

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PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 July, 2014, 3:00pm<\/div>\n
UPDATED : Thursday, 03 July, 2014, 2:46am<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Xinjiang party chief Zhang Chunxian has vowed to use an iron fist to stop terrorists, while also pledging to use an education campaign to engage ethnic Uygurs more effectively.<\/p>\n

Zhang vowed to respond to violence “firmly’ and “precisely” during a visit to a military outpost in Urumqi with armed forces commander Wang Jianping yesterday, according to local news portal Tianshan.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the meeting, Zhang said the paramilitary police played an essential role in the long-term stability of the region.<\/p>\n

Xinjiang has become the front line in Beijing’s national anti-terrorism crackdown, with the central government blaming the recent spate of violence around the country, including bombings and knife attacks, on separatists seeking to establish an independent Islamic state.<\/p>\n

However, human rights groups and the mainly Muslim Uygurs say Beijing’s hardline stance against religious practices and human rights violations in Xinjiang are only driving more people to extremism.<\/p>\n

Several Uygur academics last week expressed support for the anti-terror campaign, saying militants sowing dissent and attacking innocents did not represent the majority’s views.<\/p>\n

President Xi Jinping, while urging tough punishment for terrorists, called for a campaign to better engage and integrate Uygurs in the region during a visit in April.<\/p>\n

He encouraged the minority group to learn both their mother tongue and Chinese, and called for more development and jobs.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, government websites in Xinjiang issued notices that officials, civil servants and students were banned from participating in Ramadan, a holy month of fasting for Muslims.<\/p>\n

The Turpan city website warned “civil servants and students cannot participate in fasting and other religious activities”.<\/p>\n

The Xinjiang Tarim River Basin Management Bureau posted photos of Muslim cadres at a meal to celebrate the anniversary of China’s Communist Party on a date coinciding with Ramadan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as Party chief backs hard-soft approach<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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