4413 12 November 2001 China believes that the

• • 唐家璇 安理會4413號會議 12 November 2001 China believes that the fight against terrorism is a contest between peace and violence. We oppose linking terrorism to any specific religion or ethnicity. China also believes that there should be no double standards with regard to counter-terrorism. . It should be pointed out that it is not only the United States which is threatened by terrorism. Many other members of the Security Council present here have also suffered deeply from the scourge of terrorism. China, too, has been threatened by terrorism. The “East Turkestan” terrorist forces have long received training, financial aid and support from international terrorist groups. On numerous occasions, they have launched various kinds of terrorist activities in the Xinjiang region of China and in other countries, and brutally slaughtered innocent people. Clearly the “East Turkestan” terrorist forces are, purely and simply, a part of international terrorism, and should be resolutely fought against. China has always stood against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and has adopted a series of administrative, judicial, economic and security measures in this regard.

批評 • Dick Marty, the Council of Europe legislator investigating allegations of illegal CIA secret prisons within Europe

疆獨人士 • • ETIM leader Hahsan Mahsum has denied any connections between al Qaeda and his group. 艾山·買合蘇木於 2003年 10月2日在巴基斯坦、阿富汗 邊境的一次反恐怖聯合行動中被巴基斯坦軍隊擊斃。