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President Hu calls for combating terrorism

Greater efforts in combating terrorism are important for China to making use of strategic opportunities, creating a peaceful and stable environment, and better protecting and realizing the fundamental interests of the people, President Hu said Friday after watching an anti-terrorism exercise in Beijing.

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Chinese President Hu Jintao, at an anti-terrorism exercise in Beijing on Friday, called for a campaign against all forms of terrorism, so as to safeguard public safety and world peace.

Greater efforts in combating terrorism were important for China to making use of strategic opportunities, creating a peaceful and stable environment, and better protecting and realizing the fundamental interests of the people, he said.

The rising threat of terrorism had negatively affected world peace and development, Hu said, adding that China was facing a realistic threat of terrorism after a series of major attacks in the other parts of the world.

The Chinese government constantly opposed terrorism in all forms, and advocated international cooperation to fight the threat. He called the anti-terrorism exercise a show of the government's determination to oppose terrorism and safeguard world peace.

Anti-terrorism exercise in Beijing

The drill, called "Great Wall 2003", was based on experience of terrorism attacks abroad.

The exercise focused on the authorities' emergency action and the mobilization of anti-terrorism forces.

Premier Wen Jiabao, Vice-President Zeng Qinghong, and China's top security official Luo Gan also attended the exercise at a training base of the Chinese People's Armed Police.

The four leaders are members of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Political Bureau.

The leaders also visited an exhibition on anti-terrorism equipment.

The country has held many anti-terrorism drills to improve people's awareness of public security.

An anti-hijacking exercise was held on Thursday at Beijing Capital International Airport as part of a test by China's civil aviation authorities of the country's preparedness for airborne emergencies.

"Although the overall situation in China is stable, increasingly active terrorism worldwide means we are facing mounting threats,'' Vice-Minister of Public Security Tian Qiyu said.

China and other members of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization jointly held an anti-terrorism exercise from August 6-11. It consisted of two phases, the first in Kazakhstan and the second in China.

During the exercise, the coalition forces displayed their military competence and signed an agreement on military co-operation.

It is imperative for countries to conduct anti-terrorism drills because international terrorist activities are presently "characterized by multifarious targets, high-tech means and cyber organization,'' said Zhu Mingshan, a member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee.

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