Terrorism in China
The risk of terrorist attacks in China over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 74 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 534 people have been killed and 721 injured. Among them were 7 suicide acts.In 4 incedents a total of 3 people have been kidnapped or taken as hostage.
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Most frequent attack targets in China
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police | 30 | 267 | 106 | 1 |
| Private citizens | 21 | 234 | 288 | 0 |
| Business | 10 | 101 | 47 | 0 |
| Transportation | 9 | 47 | 268 | 1 |
| Government | 6 | 63 | 13 | 1 |
| Airports & Aircraft | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Journalists & Media | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Religious institutions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Military | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Educational institution | 1 | 8 | 65 | 0 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang | 51 | 458 | 356 | 2 |
| Guangdong | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yunnan | 3 | 33 | 144 | 0 |
| Shaanxi | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Shandong | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Beijing | 1 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Shanxi | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Guizhou | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Qinghai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guangxi | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Zhejiang | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Inner Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jiangsu | 1 | 8 | 65 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.