US Drops ETIM From Terror List, Weakening China;s Pretext For Xinjiang Crackdown
The U.S. government has removed the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) from its list of terrorist organizations after nearly two decades, weakening China’s anti-terror pretext for a draconian crackdown on Uyghurs in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
In an order issued on Oct. 20 and made public Thursday, U.S....