![]() Accordingly, “terrorist activities” include (a) propagating, inciting, or instigating terrorism or (b) forming, leading or participating in an terrorist organization or (c) organizing, plotting, or implementing a terrorist action or (d) supporting, assisting, or facilitating a terrorist organization or individual through the provision of information, funds, material, equipment, technologies or venues or (e) other terrorist activities.Ībsent a comprehensive and universal definition of terrorism, individual countries, including China, are left with the authority to interpret the term for themselves. According to Article 104 of the draft law, “terrorism” means “any thought, speech, or activity that, by means of violence, sabotage, or threat, aims to generate social panic, influence national policy-making, create ethnic hatred, subvert state power, or split the state.”Īrticle 104 goes on to flesh out the keyword “terrorist activity” as referred to in the “terrorism” definition. Surprisingly, the draft law did not take up the terrorism definition that had been offered by the anti-terrorism Decision in 2011. ![]() Such a law requires, first and foremost, a well-reasoned definition of terrorism. Obviously owing to the worrisome escalation of terrorist acts since the Tiananmen Square attack in October 2013, Chinese authorities decided to enact a comprehensive anti-terrorism law to address the new situation. ![]() But I thought I’d flag a very interesting article in The Diplomat about China’s new draft anti-terrorism bill, which seems to have a strong chance of becoming law. Today’s a travel day, so I don’t have time to write a full post.
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