Xinjiang officials backed and took part in terror acts but security crackdown to go on: discipline official

Some officials in China’s far western Xinjiang have been found supporting terrorist activities in the region but the authorities’ anti-terror crackdown is still going strong, a government official says.

“Most of the party members in Xinjiang are determined and clear minded,” Xu Hairong, secretary of Xinjiang’s Commission for Discipline Inspection, said.

“However, there are party members who are being ‘double-faced’ on issues of anti-separation, anti-infiltration and anti-terrorism. Some officials have even supported, participated in and organised terror acts.”

Xu’s comments were published on Sunday in a newspaper affiliated with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

He did not elaborate but said only that the battle against terrorism was a long-term mission, adding that measures would be taken against officials who were not serious about fighting the threat.

Xinjiang last year tackled 672 cases of political discipline violations, Xu said.