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Strategies & Market Trends : China Warehouse- More Than Crockery -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (2220)	12/23/2003 6:37:44 PM
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Chinese militant killed in US raid By Mure Dickie in Beijing Published: December 23 2003 13:29 \| Last Updated: December 23 2003 13:29 China's most-wanted terrorist suspect has been killed in a joint US and Pakistani military operation, according to Chinese state media. The death of Hasan Mahsum, a leader of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from China's mainly Muslim north-western region of Xinjiang, could not immediately be confirmed and the state media reports were removed from newspaper websites yesterday. However, if true, Mr Mahsum's demise would offer a big boost to Beijing's efforts to link its crackdown on pro-independence activity in Xinjiang to the wider US-led "war on terror". Earlier this month, China had put Mr Mahsum's name at the head of its list of 11 alleged terrorists as part of an appeal for greater international co-operation in combating Xinjiang separatist organisations. In 2002, the US officially described the ETIM as a terrorist group after strong lobbying from Beijing, although some analysts said the designation appeared to be backed by little hard evidence. The Chinese government has described the ETIM as a "major component of the terrorist network headed by Osama bin Laden" and as having close ties to the Taliban. ... news.ft.com