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Xinjiang: China admits ‘life and death’ battle with Muslim separatists

August 15, 2008

Xinjiang Communist Party secretary Wang Lequan “pointed out that leaders at all levels must deeply understand that the struggle against the ‘three forces’ is one of life or death”, Thursday’s Xinjiang Daily said, referring to terrorism, separatism and religious extremism, forces China says are threats to its security and unity.

It accused extremists in Xinjiang, more than 3,000 km from Beijing, of seeking a separate state of East Turkestan, but critics charge such threats have been exaggerated by a regime bent on controlling the culture and religion of the minority ethnic Uighurs who populate the region.

“In Xinjiang, the fight against separatist forces is long-term, arduous and complex,” the newspaper quoted Wang as telling a leadership meeting.

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