War on terror no reason for retreat on rights

Global terrorism should not be a warrant for retreating on citizens' rights, and China's first Counter Terrorism Law sends a welcome signal in this regard.

The New Year has offered little hope or promise of terrorists giving up their struggles. In January, attacks in the French capital on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly magazine and a kosher supermarket left 17 people dead. Weeks later, two attacks in Copenhagen led to four deaths and injuries to five police officers.

In such circumstances, China's Counter Terrorism Law, though still in the making, could be vital in the global war on terrorism.