China News Service, Beijing, June 20: Title: Scholars Comment on Xinjiang Anti-Terrorism Documentary: Empathy for Terrorist Trauma Can Transcend National Borders
Author Li Hanxue
"This film presents the human rights of ordinary people such as civilians and police." Wang Jiang, an assistant researcher at the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service that the Xinjiang anti-terrorism documentary "Wild Tianshan -" recently aired. "Anti-terrorist Memory in Xinjiang, China" records the collective memories of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang as victims and opponents of terrorism from the perspective of ordinary people.
The past violent terrorism cases in Xinjiang have caused great harm to the local society, dragged down the economy and people's livelihood, and destroyed ethnic relations. "But it can be seen in the film that in the process of fighting against violent terrorist forces, police and armed police from different nationalities fought together on the front line." Wang Jiang believes that this reflects the same sense of homeland and public security among compatriots of different nationalities .
Today, Xinjiang has not had more cases of violent terrorism for more than three years. Wang Jiang said that all aspects of local economic life are improving, laying a foundation for the recovery of the psychological trauma of the people. He believes that the people of Xinjiang have realized that terrorism is not a national issue or a religious issue, but a political issue of terrorist terrorists trying to split the country. Anti-terrorism is a struggle that all ethnic groups need to carry together. Xinjiang’s ethnic relations are also getting closer in the common fight against terrorism.
Wang Jiang said that this documentary shows three-dimensionally the horrors experienced by the people of Xinjiang in the past years, and how to start a new life and fight against terrorism. So far, some victims are still trembling when recalling their past experiences. This inner depression and fear may be ignored by the outside world for a long time. He was impressed by the group of psychologists appearing in the documentary.
Wang Jiang said that the Chinese government and the people of Xinjiang have paid very high sacrifices and costs in exchange for today's relatively stable social environment. This generational memory should not be forgotten by the people of Xinjiang on the front line of counter-terrorism and by the entire country.
Wang Jiang said that for overseas audiences, they may not know much about Xinjiang, but any New Yorker or Londoner who has experienced the "9.11" incident, the "London July 7 bombing", and a series of terrorist attacks Parisians are not unfamiliar with the horrors experienced in Xinjiang. The documentary tells the story of "people" from the perspective of civilians, which actually narrows the distance between audiences in different countries. He believes that this human empathy can transcend the alienation caused by Western politicians pretending to use ideology.
Wang Jiang said, for example, last year the 50 ambassadors to Geneva jointly sent a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights to support China’s position on Xinjiang-related issues and other examples, indicating that China’s governance of Xinjiang has been recognized by many countries. "We, like other countries, are pursuing better human rights protection for our citizens." (End)