China’s Response to Terrorism

This report was prepared in response to a request from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission for a study on China’s efforts to combat terrorism. It analyzes (1) China’s evolving
definition and perception of its terrorist threat, (2) China’s strategy and policies for combating
terrorism, (3) the institutional infrastructure that executes China's counterterrorism policies, (4)
China’s evolving approach to international cooperation in counterterrorism, and (5) the
opportunities for, and challenges of, U.S.-China cooperation on countering terrorism.