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I think you don't follow Chinese news very much. They are heavily effected by terrorist attacks, low and high tech.

Also, I don't think China's position has anything to do with the peoples "fear" this is related to the governments position of trying to maintain it's power by staying on the right side of the information asymmetry the internet affords.

[gscott]

China has it's own definition of terrorism.

[singiht34-02]

I think "heavily affected" is a matter of opinion. It's been mostly some rather unorganized and heavily suppressed unrest in Xinjiang...

As far as we know the country isn't infiltrated by Al Qaeda or the IS (like Europe and maybe the US)

As for your second point, sure - a perfect climate to clamp down on the internet some more without upsetting anyone.