A senior Party official said there is absolutely no room for the
extremely small number of national splittists and terrorists in
Xinjiang as people of various ethnic groups unite, border defense
is strengthened and people's living standards keep rising.
Speaking in an interview with foreign reporters in Urumqi, Wang
Lequan, secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Autonomous Regional
Committee, said the Chinese government relies on the broad masses
of people to safeguard the country's unification, social stability
and the happy lives of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang by
cracking down on extremists, splittists and international
terrorists.
Wang Lequan said the facts prove that violent activities
conducted by these three forces have damaged the fundamental
interests of people and their objectives do not enjoy popular
support in the region. He added that people in Xinjiang think
stability is the precondition and the guarantee for accelerating
development and improving their lives.
(CRI September 16, 2004)
