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| Central Asia |
| US Places Chinese Muslim Group On Terror List |
| 2002-08-28 |
| The United States has put a small Muslim separatist group that is resisting Chinese rule in northwestern Xinjiang province on a list of terrorist organizations, a senior US diplomat said. The US government put the East Turkestan Islamic Movement on its terrorist list several days ago after "careful study," US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Monday. Armitage, who is on a diplomatic trip to Beijing, said Chinese officials greeted the move "with satisfaction." China has linked the group to the Al Qaeda terror network. The group "committed acts of violence against unarmed civilians without any regard for who was hurt," Armitage said. His announcement came a day after China released rules on missile exports — a step long sought by Washington. Whether we're best friends with the Chinese or not, terror networks are still terror networks. Treat them all the same, because they are all the same. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |