U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2008)

U.S. Department of State

Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2007

Dell L. Dailey, Coordinator of the Office for Counterterrorism
Russ Travers, Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center; Gonzo Gallegos, Director, Office of Press Relations
Washington, DC
April 30, 2008

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QUESTION: Thank you. Two questions. First one, how do you evaluate the anti-terrorism situation in China, particularly when the Beijing Olympics is coming? And secondly, how will the United States work with China to secure the Beijing Olympics? What assistance the United State will provide? Thank you.

AMBASSADOR DAILEY: The Chinese have identified and there's been some recent resurgence of the ETIM, East Turkistan Islamic Movement. It has got some potential to affect Pakistan and Afghanistan, so we're particularly interested in that terrorist threat.

In dealing with regards to the Olympics, we'll work very closely with China. The -- like many other countries, we'll have our team there. The Chinese are very adamant that they'll be able to take care of all of the events that take place there. We're working very closely with them, with our law enforcement individuals out of the Embassy to ensure good communication and good flow of information. We're pretty comfortable that in the Peking Olympics that the Chinese are confident and have adequate resources to accomplish their mission.

Yes, ma'am.

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