Rise in attacks by Islamist-inspired separatists has authorities searching for new defense tactics
By AFP July 10, 2014
hina is recruiting foreign experts in counter-terrorism to assist the training of anti-terror personnel, state-run media reported Thursday, following a spate of deadly attacks which authorities blame on Islamist-inspired separatists. Get the Start-Up Israel's daily newsletter and never miss our top stories Free Sign up! The People’s Public Security University of China will offer visiting professorships to top specialists in the field from countries including the United States, Israel, Pakistan and Australia, the government-run China Daily said.
“The US and Israel have accumulated rich practical experience in fighting terrorism,” Mei Jianming, director of the university’s Research Center for Counter-terrorism, told the paper. “The US is advanced in overall strategic research, and Israel is very proficient at tactical action in fighting terrorism.” China has vowed a year-long crackdown on terrorism — and last month executed 13 people — following several high-profile attacks blamed on militants from the far-western region of Xinjiang, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority.
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