War on terror no reason for
retreat on rights
Global terrorism should not be a warrant for retreat on citizens' rights,
and China's first Counter Terrorism Law sends a welcome signal in this regard.
The new year offers
little hope or promise of terrorists giving up their struggles. In January,
attacks in the French capital on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly magazine
and a kosher supermarket left 17 people dead. Weeks later, two attacks in Copenhagen
led to four deaths and injuries to five police officers.
In such circumstances, China's Counter Terrorism Law, though still in the
making, could be vital in the global war on terrorism.
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