BEIJING, October 23 (INP): The intra-Afghan negotiations have opened a window of opportunity for realizing peace and stability in Afghanistan, this was stated by a spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian at a news conference.

It is hoped that both sides will put nation and people first, seize the opportunity, seek common ground while shelving differences, find the greatest common denominator, have confidence and show good faith, exercise patience and restraint, and strive for early outcomes.

China holds that the international community, including the United States, should play a constructive role in advancing intra-Afghan talks and support relevant parties in doing their best to promote peace talks.

At the same time, we believe that no one should arbitrarily interfere in the peace and reconciliation process for selfish interests.

To safeguard and promote security and stability in Afghanistan is an important prerequisite for peace, reconciliation, reconstruction and development.

The Afghan issue is complicated and difficult to resolve. Internal and external factors must work in concert towards the same direction in order to achieve intended outcomes.

The United States is the biggest external factor on this issue. It should withdraw troops in an orderly and responsible manner, prevent further escalation of violence in Afghanistan, and create a favorable external environment for intra-Afghan negotiations, rather than the opposite."

There hasn't been a violent, terrorist case over the past four years or so. People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang now have a greater sense of fulfillment, happiness and security.

The remarks you talked about were delivered against this backdrop. However, the "three forces" and their impact are not yet eliminated. The "East Turkestan" forces are still looking for opportunities to stir up trouble.

The situation of counter-terrorism and de-radicalization in Xinjiang is still grim and complex. Taking into account the realities of the region, Xinjiang will continue deepening its fight against terrorism and radicalization and make efforts on both combating and preventing them.

We will take tough measures to crack down on violent, terrorist crimes, and eradicate the root cause.

By improving people's well-being, raising awareness of the rule of law, and extend help to local people, we will do our utmost to protect their basic human rights from the scourge of terrorism and extremism.

The vocational training and education centers you mentioned were places where people who had conducted misdemeanors under the influence of religious extremism took courses in the national common spoken and written language, legal knowledge, vocational skills and de-radicalization.

The aim is to eliminate the root cause of terrorism and extremism.

Through such education and training, the trainees' overall capability as well as their awareness of nation, citizen and rule of law were all significantly enhanced.

They also came to see the harmful nature of terrorism and extremism, shirked off the sway terrorism and extremism had held over their mind, and got to lead normal lives.

As we have repeatedly stated, the trainees in these centers have all graduated and are leading normal lives. As normal members of our society, there's no special measure applying to them."

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