The Report on the National Security of China (2014), China’s first blue book on nationalsecurity, was issued in Beijing on Monday. According to the report, against a backdropwhere international terrorist activities are on an upward trend, terrorist incidents withinChina’s territory in 2013 showed a range of new features. The report draws the conclusionthat terrorist activities within China’s territory are expanding across regions, with thegovernment and the police as the main targets. The infiltration of religious extremists isposing a threat to the solidarity of socialist belief.
Terrorist activities within China’s territory are expanding across regions.
According to the report, with the gradual expansion of its overseas interests China is facinga growing international security risk. Terrorism in the era of globalization will also affectChinese living abroad.
Additionally, against a backdrop where international terrorist activities are on an upwardtrend, terrorist incidents within China’s territory in 2013 were a freequent occurrence.According to official information, 10 violent terrorist attacks took place within China’sterritory in 2013.
The report states that since some elements of the terrorist incidents are associated withinternational forces, they cannot be prevented by national power organs alone. Theestablishment of the National Security Council, the highest trans-department decision-making body and deliberation and coordination agency, is a strategic measure to ensurethat national security is effectively safeguarded.
The infiltration of religious extremism is posing a threat to the solidarity of socialist belief.
Religious extremists manipulated by hostile western forces are both provocative anddeceptive, employing more diverse and subtle measures and spread over a wider range.The infiltration of overseas forces has spread its influence into most areas of China, and thissituation is intensifying, according to the report.
All the terrorists involved in the attacks of 2013 were religious extremists, according to thereport. They were brought together to watch videos advocating religious extremism andterrorism before they perpetrated their atrocities.
“The infiltration of religious extremists is posing a serious threat to China's ideologicalsecurity and China’s national security. We must heighten our vigilance against thisproblem,” the report pointed out.
The National Security Council will coordinate security both domestically andinternationally.
According to the central conference and documents, the National Security Council is thehighest decision-making body and deliberation and coordination agency for nationalsecurity. The National Security Council will coordinate security both domestically andinternationally and it has four main functions.
Firstly, establish and implement national security strategies. Secondly, boost the nationalsecurity network and structure. Thirdly, establish national security policies. Fourthly,analysze and resolve major issues concerning national security.
The article is edited and translated from《国安蓝皮书：公安机关成暴恐重点目标》,source: The Beijing News, author: Yan Xinyu.
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