Islam group urged to fight extremism

Official says halal must be correctly understood, abuse of signs to end

Top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng has urged the Islamic Association of China to step up the development and resolutely resist the infiltration of extremism, as the association elected its new leadership at the closing of its national congress on Monday.

Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said in a meeting with delegates to the congress that the IAC should also strengthen its self-building and improve its work style.