China certainly does seem to have a problem with terrorism, though, at least in Xinjiang province (see also the RAND database). The problem is, I suppose, knowing how many incidents actually get reported in a country like China if the authorities don't want them so to be.
There have. About 1000 in 2004, according to the BBC:
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Just read the piece, Steve and it's an interesting phiolosophical point - what constitutes "terrorism"?
ReplyDeleteIs every bomber a terrorist when his issue might be personal anger at authorities?
Of course, this doesn't even include the Chinese execution buses.
China certainly does seem to have a problem with terrorism, though, at least in Xinjiang province (see also the RAND database). The problem is, I suppose, knowing how many incidents actually get reported in a country like China if the authorities don't want them so to be.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, anyway.