By Guy Burton | Assistant Professor - The University of Nottingham -- Malaysia
MEI | Aug 09, 2016
How is China dealing with the challenge of jihadi violence? Depending
on whether the threat is perceived as internal or external, different
approaches are being used. Governments have a range of options to deal
with terrorism and jihadism, but these can be distilled into two primary
approaches: conciliation or confrontation. While conciliation seeks
resolutions to outstanding grievances, confrontation aims only to
prevent these grievances from turning into actions. Across these poles,
governments can pursue a range of strategies, from protection, policing,
and politics to peace-building and psychology.[1]
To date, the Chinese approach has used these different strategies but
not always at the same time or place. Instead, Chinese strategies have
been influenced by whether the terrorist threat is perceived to be
domestic or foreign. Internally, the Chinese approach has focused on
protection and policing, resulting in confrontation with the Uighur
minority in the far western province of Xinjiang. Externally, it has
been less confrontational, with a preference for political and
peace-building approaches.
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