If there’s a downside to having the red Chinese fight Islamic extremists, then I sure don’t see it.
Their intelligence agency's information won't be leaked to the press either. Can't see a downside either...
There are some serious questions as to whether this is a legitimate al-qaeda-aligned group. Because it isn't at all likely that al-qaeda jihadists would launch attacks against the ChiComs. It may be a set-up to justify their cracking down even harder on the Uighurs. Please my post# 44.
"Much to my dismay some pundits in the Republican Party have fallen for the bait and lump the Uighurs in with Islamic extremists."--Representative Dana Rohrabacher, Ranking Member of the International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (Republican)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2292074/posts?page=44#44