China is determined to learn lessons from recent terror attacks in India and will beef up anti-terror capacities to prevent and fight any terrorist activities, a senior official said here Thursday.
State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu said the country will keep high alert on potential threats, particularly from the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which has been identified by the United Nations as a terrorist organization.
Terrorist attacks in Bombay, India, again provided clear evidence that terrorist forces were still active in areas surrounding China, which made anti-terror situation very serious, Meng told a meeting of the national coordination team on anti-terror work.
"We must fully estimate negative impacts possibly brought about by the incident (in India) and seriously learn lessons from it," said Meng, head of the team.
"We must heighten our vigilance against threats of ETIM, and further beef up our capacities in the fight against terrorism," he said.
Meng said China would further improve capabilities of its special anti-terror forces to deal with possible terror attacks.
He urged relevant departments to thoroughly check vulnerable spots in anti-terror work, such as the control of dangerous objects that could be used by terrorists.
He also said the public awareness on anti-terror work must be strengthened through intensive education activities at schools and in the entire society in order to prevent terrorist activities.
Source：Xinhua
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