If anyone is able to exploit Internet use by jihadis...

...much to the detriment of the jihadis, it is China.

China says seven "terror cells" found in Kashgar

China uncovered seven "terror cells" in the western frontier city of Kashgar in the first four months of 2009, the China Daily said on Wednesday, citing the city's party secretary.

The historic oasis city in the arid region of Xinjiang is home to the Muslim Uighurs, an ethnic group that often chafes under Chinese rule and resents an influx of Han Chinese workers from central China.

The area borders Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as central Asian states. Kashgar party secretary Zhang Jian told the English language newspaper that extremists from neighbouring countries were able to "remote control" locals via the Internet.

"We know that the extremists will keep attempting to separate Xinjiang from China, and we know they will never get what they want," Zhang was quoted as saying.

"Now the battle against terror has extended to the virtual world as the terrorists use the Internet to spread their radical ideas."

Posted on 04 June 2009 @ 21:21