CGTN published this video item, entitled “Challenges of fighting terrorism in Xinjiang: The enemies within” – below is their description.
Shirzat Bawudun was once a high-ranking government official commended as a “counter-terrorism hero” in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He was later found secretly supporting extremist activities linked to the terrorist organization known as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which changed its name to the Islamic Party of Turkistan, or TIP, in 2004.
The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang
With unprecedented transparency, this 60-minute film reveals the reasons behind terrorism in Xinjiang from inside of the region. It has exposed for the first time the cases of the “Two-faced” men within the high-ranking officials, and the “problem textbooks” used regionwide. This documentary has also been given unprecedented access to the heart of the region’s counter-terrorism organizations. It contains footage never released before.
CGTN YouTube Channel
Got a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.