At the United Nations on Thursday, China expressed concerns about reports that foreign fighters will be integrated into Syrian government forces and called on Damascus to rein in terrorist groups.

The "East Turkestan" forces, under the influence of terrorism, extremism and separatism, pose a severe threat not only to China, but also to the Asian-Pacific region and the world at large.

The group seeks to establish an Islamist Uyghur separatist state called "East Turkestan" across Xinjiang, where ETIM waged a violent campaign from the late 1990s through the early 2010s.

Some of these Uyghur militants joined Islamic State. The majority, though, are associated with the TIP. When Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the dominant rebel group in Syria, took Aleppo in a ...

These include fighters allegedly associated with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) or the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP),” China’s representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, said ...

China has expressed concern over reports that the Syrian army has given senior ranks to foreign fighters, including members of the Uygur separatist Turkestan Islamic Party. On Wednesday, Fu Cong ...

China has expressed concern over reports that the Syrian army has given senior ranks to foreign fighters, including members of the Uygur separatist Turkestan Islamic Party. On Wednesday, Fu Cong ...

Syria's new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country's armed forces as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a ...

Syria's new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country's armed forces as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a ...

In a recent development it has been revealed that China has issued warnings for the rebel leaders at Syria. During a recent briefing at the UN, a senior envoy from China put an emphasis on controlling ...

JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian authorities must be vigilant in the aftermath of rebel forces seizing control over Syria from ousted president Bashar al-Assad, say analysts.

Geng's comment came days after the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) published a propaganda video encouraging Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to wage jihad, or holy war, in China.