Growing Overlap Between Counter-Terrorism and Overseas Interest Protection Acts As New Driver of Chinese Strategy

Late November 2015 marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of how terrorism is perceived in China. The death of a Chinese citizen at the hands of ISIS and the fact that three senior managers of China Railway Construction Corporation were among the casualties of a terrorist attack in Mali’s capital Bamako triggered a broader reflection on the risks Chinese citizens face in Africa and the Middle East. Writing for Contemporary World, a magazine published by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) International Department Central Committee, Zhang Jinping, Professor and Deputy Director of the Antiterrorism Center of Northwest University of Political Science and Law, stated that China needs to be able to fight terrorism abroad because its citizens have already become targets of terrorism inside and outside China. Read the article.

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