Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism

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In May 2014, the government of the People's Republic of China launched the "Strike Hard Campaign against Violent Terrorism" in Xinjiang. Government officials describe the campaign as part of broader counterterrorism and "stability maintenance" efforts in the region. Human rights organizations and some scholars contend that authorities have used the global "war on terror" narrative to frame the Xinjiang conflict as Islamist terrorism and to legitimize expansive security measures in Xinjiang. Earlier "Strike Hard" (Chinese: 严打) crackdowns were mounted in Xinjiang during the 1990s, including a Xinjiang-specific campaign announced in 1996, as part of periodic nationwide anti-crime drives.

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