again and again, the Chinese government defended its hard line against Uighurs and other Muslims as a battle against extremism. Now, she said, since 2014, nearly 13,000 “terrorists” arrested.

The Chinese authorities have taken in the Region of Xinjiang in 2014, according to the government, nearly 13,000 “terrorists”. According to a strategy paper in which the government defended its controversial “de-radicalisation measures” for Muslims in the area. Hundreds of “terrorist cells” had been excavated, informed the people’s Republic.

China is due to its action in the North-West of the country internationally is increasingly under pressure. It is mainly about the detention of an estimated one Million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim groups in re-education camps. China has acknowledged the existence of the facilities, to justify the measures, but as part of the fight against radical Islamists and speaking of volunteers “training centres”. A former Detainee reports of mistreatment. They had been forced to Islam, and to swear to the Communist government of party Loyalty.