{"id":12509,"date":"2020-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/chinas-security-minister-calls-for-fight-against-tibetan-separatism-during-visits-to-qinghai-and-gansu\/"},"modified":"2020-09-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T22:00:00","slug":"chinas-security-minister-calls-for-fight-against-tibetan-separatism-during-visits-to-qinghai-and-gansu","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/chinas-security-minister-calls-for-fight-against-tibetan-separatism-during-visits-to-qinghai-and-gansu\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s security minister calls for fight against Tibetan separatism during visits to Qinghai and Gansu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Close on the heels of two other senior leaders\u2019 visit to Tibetan areas this month, China\u2019s State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi visited Gansu and Qinghai provinces Sept. 19-21 and asked Tibetans to \u201cstudy and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping\u2019s important speech at the Seventh Central Tibet Work Forum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State media reported that during his trip to Gansu, Zhao interacted with grassroots public security units, residential communities, religious sites and police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/ZhaoKezhi-gansu1-890x467.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10456\"\/><figcaption><em>Chinese Public Security Minister Zhao Kezhi\u2019s visit to Gansu as reported by the provincial TV<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Focusing on the theme of confronting \u201cseparatism\u201d and the risks to Chinese rule in Tibet highlighted at the seventh Tibet work forum\u2014which <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/tibets-importance-seen-at-major-meeting-promising-more-repression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took place<\/a> in Beijing in August\u2014Zhao is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gstv.com.cn\/folder1\/2020-09-22\/1259979.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quoted<\/a> in state media as saying Tibetans must \u201cdeepen the struggle against separatism\u201d and \u201cstrive to maintain social stability, and ensure the implementation of the Party Central Committee\u2019s major decisions and deployments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stressing challenges to this, Zhao is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinanews.com\/gn\/2020\/09-22\/9296702.shtml\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> by state media as saying, \u201cWe must fully understand the severity and complexity of the struggle against separatism, resolutely overcome blindly optimistic thinking and paralysis, effectively respond to the thought preparation and work preparation of sharp and complex struggles, and resolutely guard against and resolve major risks and challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Officials\u2019 visits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zhao\u2019s visit followed the journeys to Qinghai and Sichuan <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/senior-chinese-officials-visit-tibetans-in-qinghai-and-sichuan-on-propaganda-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this month<\/a> by Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Yang and United Front Minister You Quan. Wang and You also spread propaganda about implementing the goals of the work forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that Zhao holds the position of China\u2019s minister of public security has particular significance for his involvement with Tibet-related issues, as he oversees the security apparatus that controls the Tibetan people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the annual \u201cTwo Sessions\u201d meeting in Beijing in May this year, Zhao met with the National People\u2019s Congress delegation from the Tibet Autonomous Region, telling them <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/china-political-meetings-focus-on-strengthening-control-in-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">among others<\/a>, \u201cWe must do our best on the anti-separatism campaign and the implementation of various measures to maintain stability, strengthen infrastructure construction of stability, make preparations for long-term struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zhao is formally an NPC delegate from the TAR, although he has no connection with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During last year\u2019s NPC session too, Zhao was assigned to meet with the TAR delegation. At that time, state media outlet Xinhua <a href=\"http:\/\/english.www.gov.cn\/state_council\/state_councilors\/2019\/03\/06\/content_281476551688914.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that he \u201ccalled for efforts to firmly implement the Party\u2019s strategy for governing Tibet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zhao had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3100112\/inner-mongolia-doubles-down-chinas-plan-teach-key-subjects\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">travelled<\/a> to Inner Mongolia (referred to by Mongolian activists as Southern Mongolia) following protests there against the decision to impose Mandarin as the medium of instruction (the same move that China is making in <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/chinese-replacing-tibetan-language-as-medium-of-instruction-in-tibet-new-human-rights-watch-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schools in Tibet<\/a>) on Sept. 2 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3100112\/inner-mongolia-doubles-down-chinas-plan-teach-key-subjects\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">asked the security personnel<\/a> to \u201cseverely clamp down on domestic and foreign forces that carry out infiltration and sabotage, and it should go deeper in promoting the fight against separatism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Close on the heels of two other senior leaders\u2019 visit to Tibetan areas this month, China\u2019s State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi visited Gansu and Qinghai provinces Sept. 19-21 and asked Tibetans to \u201cstudy and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping\u2019s important speech at the Seventh Central Tibet Work Forum.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12510,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691],"news_tag":[674],"class_list":["post-12509","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","news_tag-chinese-policy-and-leadership"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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