Development imperative for eradication of extremism

Editor's note: The West's criticism of China's anti-terrorism efforts in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reflect their bias against China and belittle the problem of extremism in the region. Four experts offer their views of the country's efforts to counter terrorism and extremism and the government's efforts to promote stability and development and protect the rights of all its citizens:

Legalized social norms comprise rights, obligations

Social norms are indispensable for any society, but in a country under the rule of law, the law serves as the paramount social norm. The law is a set of universally binding social norms formulated or recognized by a country, which sets out the rights of its citizens and their obligations. Apart from the law, there are also many other social norms in a country, such as morality, religion, custom, policy, articles of association, and school discipline, that are used to regulate people's relations in their respective social fields.