HannibalBarca
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This is one of the major flaws in the thinking of Chinese policymakers. They look at the world under one prism without realizing the separate nature of Muslims and the West. This explains why the Chinese continue to fail to project a soft image in comparison to the American's who are obviously more aggressive in subjugating other states. I have mentioned this many times on this forum to Chinese members and even to my personal friends. HK is a prime example. The Chinese Govt didn't win the narrative. They are making the same mistake in Xinjiang. Like you said in your post their lack of knowledge of Islam is weakening their position. They can easily invite moderate imams to these educational centers and allow them to explain how terrorism is wrong in Islam with verses from the Quran and the Hadith. But if the Chinese Govt refuses this solution then they only have themselves to blame. Muslims will continue to point fingers and there will come a time when the people will force there respective Govt's to take certain actions against China.
Xinjiang doesn't even come close to the problems faced by Pakistan back in 2008-2011. We used force against terrorists but we also educated them on the doctrine of Islam which forbids taking arms against the state when the freedom to practice the five pillars of Islam is there.
It's a problem of Ego... They believe they can do it alone... with no help. They lack Experience in that matter... But they will learn, as their forefathers did... let's hope they take the good decision in Time... and not push it where dialog will be of no use anymore...