Region sees success in preventing terrorism
Although terrorist activities in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have been active in recent years due to influences from other parts of the world, the number of violent terrorist attacks in the region is decreasing, a senior official said on Thursday.
"Xinjiang now has an effective mechanism to prevent and deal with terrorist attacks. Battling terrorism in the region is everyday work," the region's chairman, Shohrat Zakir, said at a news conference in Beijing at which a white paper was released on the achievements and developments of Xinjiang.
Most terrorist groups in Xinjiang have been knocked out in the planning stages, according to the white paper - Historical Witness to Ethnic Equality, Unity and Development in Xinjiang - published by the State Council Information Office.
