China rallies Central Asian police chiefs on terrorism threats, energy and trade

Security ministers from five nations back Beijing initiative targeting extremism, border order and telecoms fraud The “three evil forces” is a term used extensively in Beijing’s security doctrine and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) framework to refer to perceived interconnected threats to national sovereignty and political stability posed by terrorism, separatism and extremism, according to state news agency Xinhua. For decades, Beijing has used the term to refer to the ideas behind terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. With Central Asian energy corridors and transport routes vital to China’s economic and strategic interests, Beijing has prioritised intelligence sharing, joint law enforcement training and the defence of infrastructure to ensure stability at its western border and beyond.

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