The Chinese, restrictions on religious activity and high pressure induced storm threatens freedom of speech very wrong | | | Ministry of religion _ the Foreign Office news

June 9, 2014, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying presided over a regular press conference

Q: some Chinese media have recently occurred in the Xinjiang riot cases due to fear of the spread of religious extremist ideas available on the Internet, do you think the Internet in spreading extremist religious ideology played a role, where the religious extremist ideas come from? In addition, the view was expressed that the Chinese Government restrictions on religious activity by high has led to some recent storm events occurred in Xinjiang, you comment on this?

Answer: I don't know if you have carefully tracked the Chinese public security authorities have uncovered "4.30" attacks in Urumqi South railway station storm details. Disclosure of Xinjiang, according to the police, which is directed abroad, with serious violence of a terrorist nature committed in bombing case is determined by the "Dong Yun" members outside the plan, told of their associates Division of labour in the territory. Have been identified, the key members of the Group since 2005, advocating religious extremist ideas and engaging in illegal religious activities. In recent years, "Dong Yun" widespread use of Internet dissemination of religious extremist ideas and terrorism, or even planning, instigating, organizing the implementation of storm activity in China. This evidence is conclusive.

You said it was felt that high voltage limits for religious activities in China led to the cases relating to the storm, I would like to point out that the statements are all wrong. The Chinese Government protects citizens ' freedom of religious belief. Religious people of all ethnic groups in China enjoy full freedom to carry out normal religious activities in accordance with law. We are opposed to linking terrorism with any specific ethnic or religious. Terrorism is an enemy of humanity, the international community should abandon double standards and work together to combat it. Hope the international community understands and supports China's fight against "East Turkistan" terrorist forces such as effort.

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19:43 June 09, 2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs website