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Religious Extremist Ideology Is the Greatest Danger to the Healthy Growth of Young People

尔肯江·吐拉洪:宗教极端思想是毒害青少年健康成长的最大危险

· · Science & Atheism · Member of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, Chairman of the Autonomous Regional Federation of Trade Unions · 12 min read

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out that doing a good job in Xinjiang work is a major matter for the entire Party and the whole country, and must be examined and planned from a strategic and overall perspective. He emphasized that the focus should be on promoting ethnic unity and curbing the spread of religious extremist ideology, and that religious work should be carried out meticulously, actively guiding religion to adapt to socialist society. Resisting and preventing the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into campuses is a long-term contest and struggle with hostile forces at home and abroad over the question of “what kind of people to cultivate and how to cultivate them.” It is a serious political issue concerning the long-term stability of the country and the consolidation of the Party’s ruling position. Educating and guiding teachers and students to correctly understand and treat religion, to recognize the true face of religious extremism, to recognize the criminal acts of religious extremist forces in splitting the country, undermining stability, and harming the common interests of all ethnic groups, to recognize the reactionary nature of religious extremist ideology as anti-humanity, anti-civilization, and anti-society, to recognize that religious extremists are the common enemy of all ethnic groups, and to recognize that religious extremist ideology is the greatest danger to the healthy growth of young people, and to firmly and consciously resist and prevent the infiltration of religious extremist ideology, is a very urgent and important political task.

习近平总书记指出,做好新疆工作是全党全国的大事,必须从战略全局高度加以审视和谋划,强调要以促进民族团结、遏制宗教极端思想蔓延等为重点,精心做好宗教工作,积极引导宗教与社会主义社会相适应。抵御和防范宗教极端思想向校园渗透,是我们与境内外敌对势力围绕“培养什么人、怎样培养人”展开的一场长期的较量和斗争,是关系国家长治久安和巩固党的执政地位的严肃政治问题。教育引导广大师生正确认识和对待宗教,认清宗教极端主义的真实面目,认清宗教极端势力分裂国家、破坏稳定、损害各族人民共同利益等罪恶行径,认清宗教极端思想反人类、反文明、反社会的反动本性,认清宗教极端分子是各族人民共同的敌人,认清宗教极端思想是毒害青少年健康成长的最大危险,坚定自觉地抵御和防范宗教极端思想渗透,是一项十分紧迫而重要的政治任务。

Build a Strong Line of Defense, Consolidate the Position of Educating People

筑牢坚强防线 巩固育人阵地

General Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out: The root of violent terrorist activities is ethnic separatism, and their ideological foundation is religious extremism. This important judgment profoundly indicates that the ideological root of violent terrorist activities is religious extremist ideology. The practice of the anti-separatist struggle in Xinjiang has repeatedly proven that illegal religious activities and religious extremist ideology are the soil on which the “three forces”[1]1 The “three forces” (三股势力) refers to ethnic separatism, religious extremism, and violent terrorism. rely for survival, the hotbed that breeds illegal and criminal activities such as ethnic separatism and violent terrorism, and a malignant tumor that seriously affects social stability and lasting peace. Using the basic positions, viewpoints, and methods of Marxism to recognize the erroneous essence and serious harm of religious extremist ideology from political, overall, strategic, and theoretical perspectives is the key to resisting and preventing the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into schools.

习近平总书记指出:暴力恐怖活动的根子是民族分裂主义,思想基础是宗教极端。这一重要判断,深刻指明了产生暴力恐怖活动的思想根源是宗教极端思想。新疆反分裂斗争的实践一再证明,非法宗教活动和宗教极端思想是“三股势力”赖以生存的土壤,是催生民族分裂、暴力恐怖等违法犯罪活动的温床,是严重影响社会稳定和长治久安的毒瘤。运用马克思主义基本立场、观点和方法,从政治上、大局上、战略上、理论上认清宗教极端思想的错误实质和严重危害,是抵御和防范宗教极端思想向学校渗透的关键。

The essence of religious extremist ideology in Xinjiang is to create ethnic separatism and overthrow the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. They advocate for the politicization of religion, resisting or interfering with the state’s judicial and administrative management systems, and confronting the Party and government. They advocate the “theory of infidels,” regarding anyone who does not follow extremist ideology as an infidel, making them targets for isolation, exclusion, hatred, and attack. They propagate absurd fallacies such as “holy war and martyrdom lead to paradise,” claiming that only by waging “holy war” against “infidels” can one enter “paradise” after death. They advocate the “theory of religious supremacy,” opposing modern civilization and progress, and rejecting excellent traditional ethnic culture and customs, and so on. The essence of their fallacies and criminal acts is not religious behavior at all, but religious extremism under the banner and cloak of religion. For them, religion is merely a tool, a disguise, a pretext. Islam has always advocated peace, taught people to do good, pursued knowledge, and opposed indiscriminate violence. However, religious extremist forces, in order to achieve their ulterior political purposes, go against the trend of social civilization and progress, incite and create violent terrorist activities, and kill innocent people indiscriminately, completely violating the basic teachings of Islam. They are by no means the devout believers they claim to be, but conspirators who use the name of religion to serve their own political purposes.

新疆的宗教极端思想,其实质就是制造民族分裂,推翻中国共产党的领导。他们鼓吹宗教政治化,抵制或干预国家司法、行政管理制度,与党和政府对抗;鼓吹“异教徒论”,把凡是不遵从极端思想的人都视为异教徒,作为孤立、排斥、仇恨、打击的对象;鼓吹“圣战殉教进天堂”等荒唐谬论,宣扬只有对“异教徒”进行“圣战”,死后才能进“天堂”;鼓吹“宗教至上论”,反对现代文明进步,排斥优秀民族传统文化和风俗习惯,等等。他们的歪理邪说和罪恶行径,其本质根本不是宗教行为,而是打着宗教幌子、披着宗教外衣的宗教极端主义。在他们那里,宗教只是一种工具、一种伪装、一种借口。伊斯兰教历来主张和平、教人向善、追求知识、反对滥施暴力,而宗教极端势力为了达到不可告人的政治目的,逆社会文明进步潮流而动,煽动制造暴力恐怖活动,滥杀无辜,完全违背了伊斯兰教基本教义,他们绝非是自称的所谓虔诚信徒,而是利用宗教名义为自己政治目的服务的阴谋家。

Religious extremism has caused serious harm to social stability, economic development, the safety of people’s lives and property, and ethnic unity in Xinjiang. Religious extremism deliberately creates estrangement and opposition between different beliefs, different ethnic groups, and even different sects within the same religion, falsely claiming that anyone who does not obey their will is an infidel, and advocating that killing infidels is the will of “Allah.” This leads some people poisoned and incited by its ideology to commit heinous and inhuman violent crimes against so-called infidels, openly trampling on the moral and legal bottom lines of human society. A large amount of evidence from both domestic and international sources proves that wherever religious extremism and its activities are relatively frequent, the normal economic order, work order, and life order will be damaged to varying degrees. Normal religious activities and patriotic religious figures are excluded and attacked. The progress of social civilization and the cultural and entertainment activities of the people are also affected by the rampant religious extremist activities, and the safety of people’s lives and property is seriously threatened.

宗教极端主义对新疆的社会稳定、经济发展、人民群众的生命财产安全和民族团结造成了严重危害。宗教极端主义刻意在不同信仰、不同民族甚至同一宗教的不同派别之间,制造隔阂与对立,妄称凡是不服从他们意愿的人都是异教徒,鼓吹杀死异教徒是“安拉”的意愿,导致一些受其思想毒化、蛊惑的人对所谓的异教徒实施丧尽天良、灭绝人性的暴力犯罪,公然践踏人类社会的道德、法律底线。国际国内的大量事实证明,凡是宗教极端主义及其活动比较频繁的地区,正常的经济秩序、工作秩序和生活秩序就会遭到不同程度的破坏,正常的宗教活动和爱国宗教人士受到排斥打击,社会文明的进步、民众的文化娱乐活动也因宗教极端活动的猖獗受到影响,人民群众的生命财产安全受到严重威胁。

Religious extremist ideology has great incitement and harmfulness. Using religion as a cover, religious extremist forces exploit the simple religious feelings of believers, distort religious doctrines, incite religious fanaticism, incite hatred between different sects, different religions, and different ethnic groups, create estrangement, opposition, and conflict, and prepare ideologically, publicly, and organizationally for the implementation of violent terrorist activities. A series of violent terrorist cases that have occurred inside and outside Xinjiang in recent years have proven with ironclad facts that religious extremist forces attempt to lead people onto the evil path of anti-humanity, anti-civilization, and anti-society by propagating fallacies. Their fundamental purpose is to compete with us for dominance in the ideological field, to compete for educational positions, to compete for young people, to compete for the next generation, to compete for the future. It is to shake our ideological foundation and ruling foundation, and then to subvert the Party’s ruling position and the socialist system, and to destroy the long-standing, deeply integrated unity and friendship among all ethnic groups. Our struggle against religious extremism is neither an ethnic issue nor a religious issue, but a life-and-death struggle to defend national unity, maintain ethnic unity, and compete for successors and builders.

宗教极端思想具有极大的煽动性、危害性。宗教极端势力以宗教为掩护,利用信教群众朴素的宗教情感,歪曲宗教教义,煽动宗教狂热,煽动不同教派之间、不同宗教之间、不同民族之间的仇恨,制造隔阂、对立和冲突,为其实施暴力恐怖活动做思想、舆论和组织准备。近期,新疆内外发生的一系列暴力恐怖案件以铁的事实证明,宗教极端势力企图通过宣扬歪理邪说,把人们引向反人类、反文明、反社会的邪路。他们的根本目的,就是要与我们争夺意识形态领域的主导权,争夺教育阵地、争夺青少年、争夺下一代、争夺未来,就是要动摇我们的思想基础和执政根基,进而颠覆党的执政地位和社会主义制度,破坏各民族之间长期以来形成的水乳交融的团结和友谊。我们与宗教极端主义的斗争,既不是民族问题,也不是宗教问题,而是一场捍卫祖国统一、维护民族团结、争夺接班人和建设者的你死我活的斗争。

Young people are the future of the motherland and the hope of the nation. The stability of Xinjiang depends on education, the development of Xinjiang depends on education, and the future of Xinjiang depends on education. A responsible government will never allow religious extremist ideology to infiltrate campuses and poison the future builders and successors of our socialist cause. A nation that pursues progress and a better future will never allow religious extremist ideology to harm its own interests and development prospects. Every person in Xinjiang with conscience and a sense of responsibility should keep their eyes open, distinguish right from wrong, and consciously and firmly struggle against religious extremist ideology.

青少年是祖国的未来,是民族的希望。新疆的稳定看教育,新疆的发展看教育,新疆的未来看教育。一个负责任的政府绝不允许宗教极端思想向校园渗透,毒害我们社会主义事业未来的建设者和接班人;一个追求进步和美好未来的民族,绝不会允许宗教极端思想损害民族的自身利益和发展前途;每一个有良知和责任感的新疆人,都应擦亮眼睛,明辨是非,自觉坚定地与宗教极端思想做斗争。

Enhance Awareness of Potential Dangers, Be Prepared for Danger in Times of Peace

增强忧患意识 做到居安思危

In recent years, Western hostile forces, especially the “three forces,” have used religious infiltration as an important means to implement “Westernization” and “division”[2]2 “Westernization” and “division” (西化、分化) are standard Chinese Communist Party terms for what it perceives as hostile foreign efforts to undermine China’s political system and territorial integrity. against us. The struggle for and against control in the field of education is very fierce. Currently, the means by which hostile forces use religion to infiltrate schools are becoming more covert, the methods are becoming more diverse, the harm caused is growing, and the difficulty of prevention is increasing.

近年来,西方敌对势力特别是“三股势力”把利用宗教渗透作为对我实施“西化”、“分化”的重要手段,教育领域争夺与反争夺的斗争十分激烈。当前,敌对势力利用宗教向学校渗透的手段越来越隐蔽,方式方法越来越多样,产生的危害越来越大,防范的难度不断加大。

China is a socialist country under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. The purpose of our school-running is to cultivate qualified builders and successors for the socialist cause with correct worldviews, outlooks on life, values, historical and cultural views, and ethnic and religious views, under the guidance of Marxism. Religious extremist ideology advocates the “theory of religious supremacy.” If it is allowed to run rampant on campuses, it will inevitably distort young people’s judgment of life values, and weaken their pursuit of the socialist common ideal.

我国是在中国共产党领导下的社会主义国家。我们的办学宗旨,是以马克思主义为指导,培养具有正确的世界观、人生观、价值观、历史文化观、民族宗教观的社会主义事业合格建设者和接班人。宗教极端思想鼓吹“宗教至上论”,如果让其在校园里大行其道,势必扭曲青少年对人生价值的判断,影响弱化青少年对社会主义共同理想的追求。

The infiltration of religious extremist ideology has affected the popularization and dissemination of modern scientific and cultural knowledge. All ethnic groups in Xinjiang have always attached importance to education. Take the Uyghur people, for example. Historically, they are a people who have attached great importance to education and revered knowledge, creating a splendid culture and art and leaving behind valuable cultural wealth. The fallacies propagated by religious extremist ideology advocate refusing to learn modern cultural and technological knowledge, not accepting the modern civilized way of life, using the name of religious activities to hinder believers from pursuing a modern and better life, and binding people’s thinking. It is conceivable that a nation that does not learn to master modern scientific and cultural knowledge and does not integrate into modern civilized society is certainly a nation without a future, and will ultimately only head towards decline and extinction. Anyone with the ability to distinguish right from wrong, with basic conscience and a sense of justice, and who is responsible for the country and the nation, will never allow such a historical regression and tragedy to occur.

宗教极端思想的渗透,影响了现代科学文化知识的普及传播。新疆各民族一直以来都有重视教育的传统,就拿维吾尔族来说,历史上就是一个非常重视教育和崇尚知识的民族,创造了灿烂的文化艺术,留下了宝贵的文化财富。宗教极端思想宣扬的歪理邪说,鼓吹拒绝学习现代文化科技知识,不接受现代文明的生活方式,借宗教活动之名阻碍信教群众追求现代美好生活,束缚人们思想。可以设想,一个不学习掌握现代科学文化知识,不融入现代文明社会的民族,肯定是没有前途的民族,最终只能走向没落和衰亡。任何一个有是非辨别能力、有基本良知和正义感、对国家和民族负责任的人,绝不会允许这种历史的倒退和悲剧上演。

The infiltration of religious extremist ideology into schools has led to a situation where individual teachers and students lack firm conviction and clear-cut positions; they adopt an ambiguous and vague stance toward statements that challenge the leadership of the Communist Party of China or question the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, echoing and parroting whatever they hear. Individual teachers and students have wavered in their political positions, lacking the ability to discern the separatist and violent terrorist activities carried out by the three forces [3]3 The "three forces" (三股势力) is a standard Chinese term referring to ethnic separatism, religious extremism, and violent terrorism, particularly as they manifest in Xinjiang. under the banner of ethnicity and cloaked in the guise of religion, failing to clearly recognize the political schemes and reactionary nature of the three forces, and even spreading negative remarks. A very small number of teachers and students have even participated in religious extremist activities, standing on the opposite side of the people, which is deeply distressing.

宗教极端思想向校园渗透,导致个别师生信念不坚定、旗帜不鲜明,对于挑衅中国共产党领导、质疑中国特色社会主义道路的言论,态度暧昧、立场模糊,随声附和、人云亦云;个别师生政治立场动摇,对“三股势力”打着“民族旗号”、披着“宗教外衣”搞分裂破坏、暴力恐怖活动缺乏鉴别能力,对“三股势力”的政治图谋、反动本质认识不清,甚至散布负面言论;极少数师生甚至参与宗教极端活动,站在人民的对立面,令人十分痛心。

Deepen Ideological Understanding and Adhere to Bottom-Line Thinking

深化思想认识 坚持底线思维

At present, resolutely resisting and preventing the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into the field of education has become a key link and strategic high ground in our struggle against the three forces. The most common method used by the three forces to infiltrate schools is to exploit the relative lack of religious knowledge and the natural, simple religious sentiments of young people, distorting religious doctrines, confusing right and wrong, and spreading religious extremist ideology and ethnic separatist ideology, all under the banner of religion and cloaked in religious garb. The education system must resolutely prevent the influence and erosion of religious extremist ideology on young people, take fostering virtue and nurturing people [4]4 "Fostering virtue and nurturing people" (立德树人) is a key phrase in Chinese educational policy, emphasizing moral education as the foundation of talent cultivation. as the fundamental task of education, educate and guide young people of all ethnic groups to establish a correct worldview, view on religion, view on ethnicity, and value system, strengthen their ideals and convictions, keep in mind national interests and social responsibilities, learn to correctly understand and address religious issues using the Marxist stance, viewpoint, and method, and earnestly fulfill the obligations stipulated by the Constitution, laws, and regulations.

当前,坚决抵御和防范宗教极端思想向教育领域渗透,已成为我们与“三股势力”斗争的关键环节和战略制高点。“三股势力”向学校渗透,最常见的手段就是打着宗教旗号,披着宗教外衣,利用青少年宗教常识较为匮乏和天然朴素的宗教情感,歪曲宗教教义,颠倒黑白是非,传播宗教极端思想和民族分裂思想。教育系统要坚决防止宗教极端思想对青少年的影响侵蚀,把立德树人作为教育的根本任务,教育引导各族青少年树立正确的世界观、宗教观、民族观、价值观,坚定理想信念,牢记国家利益和社会责任,学会运用马克思主义立场、观点和方法正确认识和对待宗教问题,切实履行宪法、法律和法规规定的义务。

Correctly Understand the Objectivity and Long-Term Nature of the Existence of Religion. Religion is a historical phenomenon that emerges at a certain stage of social development and an objective existence in human society. Although it has undergone a long process of development and evolution, it still has a significant impact on society and religious believers today. The Marxist view on religion emphasizes that all religions are nothing more than the fantastic reflection, in the minds of people, of external forces that dominate their daily lives; it is people who create gods, not gods who create people. In a given historical period, religion has its complex natural, social, and cognitive roots of existence. As social productive forces develop, civilization progresses, and people's ideological consciousness improves, the foundations and conditions for the existence of religion will gradually diminish, and it will eventually inevitably wither away, but this will be a very long historical process.

正确认识宗教存在的客观性和长期性。宗教是人类社会发展到一定阶段的历史现象,是人类社会的客观存在,虽然经历了漫长的发展演变,但至今对社会及信教人群仍有重要影响。马克思主义宗教观强调,一切宗教都不过是支配着人们日常生活的外部力量在人们头脑中虚幻的反映,是人创造了神而不是神创造了人。在一定的历史时期,宗教有其存在复杂的自然根源、社会根源、认识根源,随着社会生产力发展、文明进步、人们思想觉悟提高,宗教存在的基础和条件将逐步减少,最终必然走向消亡,但这将是一个十分漫长的历史过程。

Always Adhere Unwaveringly to the Principle of Separation of Education from Religion. China's Constitution, Education Law, and Regulations on Religious Affairs [5]5 The Regulations on Religious Affairs (宗教事务条例) are the main administrative regulations governing religious activities in China, first issued in 2004 and revised in 2017. clearly stipulate that the state implements the separation of education from religion, and no one may use religion to engage in activities that hinder the national education system. Schools are places for disseminating scientific and cultural knowledge; teachers and students are the subjects who impart and receive modern culture and scientific knowledge, and they are the bearers of the core socialist value system and core socialist values. Spreading religious ideology and engaging in religious activities on campus are acts that deviate from the purpose of running schools by the state, will inevitably impact the dominant position of the national ideology, interfere with normal school education activities, and impact the formation of students' correct worldview, outlook on life, and value system. Adhering to the principle of separation of education from religion is a fundamental reflection of implementing the Party's educational policy and an objective requirement for cultivating politically qualified future successors.

始终坚持教育与宗教相分离原则不动摇。我国《宪法》、《教育法》、《宗教事务条例》等明确规定,国家实行教育与宗教相分离,任何人不得利用宗教进行妨碍国家教育制度的活动。学校是传播科学文化知识的场所,师生是传授和接受现代文化与科学知识的主体,是社会主义核心价值体系和核心价值观的承载者。在校园内传播宗教思想,从事宗教活动,是背离国家办学宗旨的行为,必将对国家意识形态主导地位产生冲击,必将对正常的学校教育活动产生干扰,对学生正确世界观、人生观、价值观的养成产生冲击。坚持教育与宗教相分离的原则,是贯彻落实党的教育方针的根本体现,是培养政治上合格未来接班人的客观要求。

Further Strengthen Education on Marxist Religious Theory and the Party's Religious Policy, as well as Education on Scientific Atheism. For a long time, the education front in Xinjiang has consistently adhered to the principle that religion must not interfere with education, vigorously strengthening education on Marxist religious theory and the Party's religious policy in schools at all levels and of all types, and making every effort to resist and prevent the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into campuses and its influence on students. In implementing the spirit of the Second Central Xinjiang Work Symposium [6]6 The Second Central Xinjiang Work Symposium (第二次中央新疆工作座谈会) was held in Beijing in May 2014, setting out the Party's strategy for stability and development in Xinjiang., the autonomous region will further strengthen education on Marxist religious theory and the Party's religious policy, as well as education on scientific atheism, in schools at all levels and of all types. It will clearly explain those religious ideas that are permitted by law, conform to the spirit of religious doctrine, and meet the requirements of social development; it will clarify the content of Islam that advocates patriotism, peace, unity, the middle way, tolerance, and good deeds; it will help students understand basic religious knowledge, guide students to view religion correctly, dispel the mystery surrounding religion, enhance their immunity and ability to resist the infiltration and influence of religious extremist ideology, and build a strong ideological defense line to resist and prevent the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into campuses.

进一步加强马克思主义宗教理论和党的宗教政策教育、科学无神论教育。长期以来,新疆教育战线始终坚持宗教不得干预教育,在各级各类学校大力加强马克思主义宗教理论和党的宗教政策教育,全力抵御和防范宗教极端思想对校园的渗透、对学生的影响。贯彻第二次中央新疆工作座谈会精神,自治区将进一步在各级各类学校加强马克思主义宗教理论和党的宗教政策教育与科学无神论教育,把法律许可、符合教义精神、适应社会发展要求的宗教思想讲清楚,把伊斯兰教主张的爱国、和平、团结、中道、宽容、善行等内容讲明白,帮助学生了解宗教基本知识,引导学生正确看待宗教,破除对宗教的神秘感,增强抵御宗教极端思想渗透影响的免疫力和能力,筑牢抵御和防范宗教极端思想向校园渗透的坚强思想防线。

Establish Firm Confidence in Victory, Persist Over the Long Term, and Win the Tough Battle of Resisting and Preventing the Infiltration of Religious Extremist Ideology into Campuses. The work of resisting and preventing infiltration is significant and urgent; it cannot wait, and there can be no slack or negligence whatsoever. Resolving ideological and cognitive issues is a long-term process; it cannot be rushed, and it is impossible to achieve success in one fell swoop. The work of resisting and preventing the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into campuses is both a major and long-term strategic task and a meticulous, subtle, and silent educational project. Therefore, we must base ourselves on the present, take a long-term view, establish the ideological and work preparation for a protracted struggle, overcome impatience, resolutely overcome and prevent simplification and one-sidedness in our work, keep our mission firmly in mind, live up to our responsibilities, and implement our work with the persistent spirit of "biting firmly into the green mountain and never letting go" [7]7 "Biting firmly into the green mountain and never letting go" (咬定青山不放松) is a line from a poem by the Qing dynasty painter and poet Zheng Xie (郑燮), used here as a metaphor for unwavering perseverance.. All cadres, teachers, and students in the education system must clearly recognize the sinister intentions of the three forces in infiltrating schools, recognize the essence of religious extremist ideology, recognize the true anti-social and anti-human nature of violent terrorists, confidently expose their lies and fallacies, strip away their religious cloak, denounce their criminal acts, and create a powerful momentum in which ethnic separatists, violent terrorists, and religious extremists are universally reviled and condemned by all. Proceeding from the future and destiny of the nation and the country, we must adhere to bottom-line thinking, enhance our sense of urgency, keep our eyes open, distinguish right from wrong, never allow religious extremist ideology to hijack education, resolutely prevent the infiltration of religious extremist ideology into schools, build schools into strong bastions against separatism and infiltration, and into high grounds for cultivating and practicing modern culture, in order to cultivate more and better outstanding talents for building a prosperous, harmonious, and stable beautiful Xinjiang.

树立必胜信心,久久为功,打赢抵御和防范宗教极端思想向校园渗透这场硬仗。抵御和防范渗透工作重大而紧迫,等不得,更不能有丝毫的麻痹懈怠;解决思想认识问题是一个长期过程,急不得,不可能毕其功于一役。抵御和防范宗教极端思想向校园渗透工作,既是一项重大而长期的战略任务,也是一项细致入微、润物无声的育人工程。因此,要坚持立足当前,着眼长远,树立打持久战的思想准备和工作准备,克服急躁情绪,坚决克服和防止工作的简单化、片面化,牢记宗旨,不辱使命,以咬定青山不放松的执着精神抓好工作落实。教育系统各族干部和广大师生要认清“三股势力”向学校渗透的险恶用心,认清宗教极端思想的本质,认清暴力恐怖分子反社会、反人类的真实面目,理直气壮地揭穿他们的谎言谬论,剥掉其宗教外衣,声讨其罪恶行为,形成对民族分裂分子、暴力恐怖分子和宗教极端分子人人唾弃、人人喊打的强大声势。要从国家和民族的前途命运出发,坚持底线思维,增强忧患意识,擦亮眼睛,明辨是非,决不允许宗教极端思想绑架教育,坚决防止宗教极端思想向学校渗透,把学校建成反分裂反渗透的坚强阵地,培育和践行现代文化的高地,为建设繁荣富裕和谐稳定的美好新疆培养更多更好的优秀人才。

(Author: Member of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, Chairman of the Autonomous Region Federation of Trade Unions)

(作者:新疆维吾尔自治区党委常委、中华全国总工会副主席、自治区总工会主席)

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Notes

  1. The “three forces” (三股势力) refers to ethnic separatism, religious extremism, and violent terrorism. ↩
  2. “Westernization” and “division” (西化、分化) are standard Chinese Communist Party terms for what it perceives as hostile foreign efforts to undermine China’s political system and territorial integrity. ↩
  3. The "three forces" (三股势力) is a standard Chinese term referring to ethnic separatism, religious extremism, and violent terrorism, particularly as they manifest in Xinjiang. ↩
  4. "Fostering virtue and nurturing people" (立德树人) is a key phrase in Chinese educational policy, emphasizing moral education as the foundation of talent cultivation. ↩
  5. The Regulations on Religious Affairs (宗教事务条例) are the main administrative regulations governing religious activities in China, first issued in 2004 and revised in 2017. ↩
  6. The Second Central Xinjiang Work Symposium (第二次中央新疆工作座谈会) was held in Beijing in May 2014, setting out the Party's strategy for stability and development in Xinjiang. ↩
  7. "Biting firmly into the green mountain and never letting go" (咬定青山不放松) is a line from a poem by the Qing dynasty painter and poet Zheng Xie (郑燮), used here as a metaphor for unwavering perseverance. ↩