Regulation targets root of terrorism

New rules help Xinjiang tackle symptoms and causes of extremism to prevent attacks

The new anti-terrorism regulation that took effect in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Monday aims to prevent terrorist attacks and stop terrorist activities at the planning stage, the region's top lawmaker said.

The regulation, which is a legal interpretation of China's Anti-Terrorism Law, provides detailed and practical legal guidance in Xinjiang's anti-terrorism work, Nayim Yassen, head of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang regional People's Congress, said at a news conference in the regional capital of Urumqi on Friday.