The "September 11" incident showed that terrorism had become a grave threat to international peace and security.In 2002, international terrorist forces continued to create terrorist incidents in Bali Island of Indonesia, Moscow of Russia and other places.TheEast Turkistanterrorist forces launched a terrorist attack directed at Chinese diplomats in theKyrghyzRepublic.All those show that the anti-terrorism situation facing the world andChinatoday is still grave.

Chinais consistently opposed and condemns all forms of terrorism, and no matter it occurs at what time, in which place, and is directed at whom, it should be combated resolutely.China maintains that combating terrorism should have conclusive evidence and clear objectives and that all anti-terrorism actions should conform to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the generally recognized principles of international law, and should be conducive to the maintenance of regional and world peace and stability.The United Nations should play a leading role in the fight against terrorism in the world.Terrorism belongs to a handful of extreme evil forces and should not be linked up with any specific race or region.The anti-terrorism fight is a contest between peace and violence and not a conflict between races, religions or civilizations.The diversity of civilizations should be recognized and respected and different social systems and civilizations should seek common ground while reserving differences and seek long-term co-existence.Terrorism should be combated by looking into both its symptoms and root cause.Political, economic and diplomatic measures should be adopted in a comprehensive way to completely get rid of the root of terrorism.To solve the problem of development and eliminate poverty is of vital importance to the suppression of terrorism.The international community should attach importance to the question of development with a sense of more urgency.

"The East Turkistan Islamic Movement" is a part of the international terrorist forces.It created a great number of incidents of terrorist violence inside and outsideChina, posing a grave threat to the regional security and stability.Chinaappreciates the entering of the "East Turkistan Islamic Movement" by the UN Security Council into the list of terrorist organizations and individuals that it has announced earlier, and will continue to cooperate with the international community for a joint fight against terrorist activities in all forms including the "East Turkistan Islamic Movement".

In 2002,Chinatook many measures in the field of fighting against terrorism.First of all, it took an active part in international cooperation in the fight against terrorism.At the multi-lateral plane,Chinasupported anti-terrorism resolutions adopted by UN agencies including the Security Council and conscientiously implemented the relevant resolutions.On January 28-February 1, 2002, the 6thsession of the Special Committee against Terrorism of the General Assembly met.At the meeting,Chinacontinued to adopt a serious and constructive attitude to participate actively in the work of drafting a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism and an International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.Chinahoped that the parties concerned would go further to take a cooperative and pragmatic stand and complete the drafting at an early date.Within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Chinese President Jiang Zemin and the heads of state of other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization signed onJune 7, 2002, the Agreement of the State Parties to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Regional Anti-Terrorism Agency at the Summit Conference in Petersburg of Russia.The Regional Anti-Terrorism Agency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be established soon in accordance with the Agreement will play a positive role in the international anti-terrorism fight.OnDecember 28, 2002, the 31stSession of the Standing Committee of the 9thNational People's Congress made a decision to approve the Agreement.In the bilateral field,Chinahas established anti-terrorism consultation mechanism with theUnited States,Russia, theUnited Kingdom,France,IndiaandPakistanand made use of all international occasions to publicize its own anti-terrorism stand.Secondly, domestic anti-terrorism measures had been strengthened.The relevant Chinese departments had further adopted practical measures in the fields of finance, law, civil aviation security and entry and exit administration to combat and prevent terrorism and achieved good results.

China's stand of being firm, just, cooperative and good at suiting its actions to its words in the fight against terrorism has won universal praise from the international community.