The Globalisation of China's Counter-terrorism Efforts

Abstract: This article argues that China's international counter-terrorism efforts have predominantly been ad hoc, with notable advancements observed both within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and through mechanisms for collaborative investigations and repatriation. It highlights a dilemma wherein China's expanding global trade necessitates a stronger military capacity to protect its citizens, a requirement that occasionally clashes with its non-interference principle. In regions near its borders, China exhibits a greater propensity to compromise its non-interference principle in response to security threats. However, where there has been a substantial external Uyghur militancy threat, especially in Afghanistan and Syria, China has exercised caution to avoid becoming entangled in the rivalry between the United States and Russia.