China has just passed a new law requiring technology firms to provide “technical means of support” for the government’s counter-terrorism activities, including to help de-crypt information if the government demands them to do so. The firms are also enlisted in efforts to prevent the spread of incendiary materials that could incite acts of terrorism. Responding to a question regarding earlier criticisms of the law in some Western countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang replied: “I believe double standards have no place to play on this issue.” He added that the new law “is the answer to the latest situation and our objective needs.” China is indeed facing its own terrorist threat from jihadists, principally from Uyghur separatists operating in the Xinjiang region of Western China. The Uyghur leader said back in 2009, using language similar to what ISIS uses today:

“We have to conquer our own country and purify it of all infidels. Then, we should conquer the infidels' countries and spread Islam."

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