- US government-funded media NPR as part of a multi-year campaign to portray Uyghur terrorists as “freedom fighters” has whitewashed their prominent role among the ranks of Al Qaeda in Syria throughout the US-backed proxy war spanning 2011-2024; - The article seeks to prepare public perception for the use of US-sponsored terrorists to be deployed from Syria across Eurasia to attack Chinese investments, citizens, and perhaps even China itself; - This is only the most recent chapter in the US’ use of terrorist organizations (designated as such by the US itself until delisting them to provide more direct support) to advance US geopolitical objectives worldwide and more specifically vis-a-vis China; - The US is already amid a long-standing dirty war wages against China along its borders following several years in the early 2000s where US-backed extremism was targeting and killing people inside China itself; Resources: US-backed Terrorism in China NPR - The foreign fighters who helped topple Assad — and why China worries about them (May 17, 2026): https://www.npr.org/2026/05/17/g-s1-113270/uyghurs-china-syria-war-fighters-rebels-bashar-al-assadUSSD - Revoking the Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (2025): https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/07/revoking-the-foreign-terrorist-organization-designation-of-hayat-tahrir-al-shamUSSD - Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on al-Nusrah Front Leader Muhammad al-Jawlani (2017): https://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer-for-information-on-al-nusrah-front-leader-muhammad-al-jawlani/NEO - Afghanistan: America’s Other Ongoing Proxy War (May 2026): https://journal-neo.su/2026/05/11/afghanistan-americas-other-ongoing-proxy-war/BBC - Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs? (2014): https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26414014LA Times - In China, rise of Salafism fosters suspicion and division among Muslims (2016): https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-saudi-arabia-20160201-story.htmlNED - Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Builds on Work of NED Grantees (2020): https://www.ned.org/uyghur-human-rights-policy-act-builds-on-work-of-ned-grantees/World Uyghur Congress - About (accessed June 2026): https://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/introducing-the-world-uyghur-congress/US Created ISIS-Al QaedaThe New Yorker - The Redirection (2007):https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/03/05/the-redirectionNYT - U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (2011):https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.htmlNYT - C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition (Jun. 2012) https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/middleeast/cia-said-to-aid-in-steering-arms-to-syrian-rebels.htmlWashington Post - U.S.-backed Syria rebels routed by fighters linked to al-Qaeda (Nov. 2014): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-backed-syria-rebels-routed-by-fighters-linked-to-al-qaeda/2014/11/02/7a8b1351-8fb7-4f7e-a477-66ec0a0aaf34_story.htmlUS State Department - Revoking the Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (2025): https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/07/revoking-the-foreign-terrorist-organization-designation-of-hayat-tahrir-al-shamUS Delists Uyghur Terrorists Ahead More Open SupportDW - US removes China-condemned group from terror list (2020): https://www.dw.com/en/us-removes-separatist-group-condemned-by-china-from-terror-list/a-55527586US CENTCOM - U.S. Airstrikes Target Terrorist Networks in Northern Afghanistan (2018, archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20180209023309/https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/1436093/us-airstrikes-target-terrorist-networks-in-northern-afghanistan/US-Backed Terrorism Targeting China ElsewhereNational Interest - Free Baluchistan (2011, archived): https://web.archive.org/web/20251126061402/https://nationalinterest.org/feature/free-baluchistan-4799Irrawaddy - Myanmar Junta Abandons Chinese Pipeline Amid Resistance Attacks (May 2025): https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-junta-abandons-chinese-pipeline-amid-resistance-attacks.htmlFrance 24 - Deadly car bombing in Pakistan targets hotel hosting Chinese ambassador (2021): https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210421-deadly-car-bombing-in-pakistan-targets-hotel-hosting-chinese-ambassadorUS Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China (2018):https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-reviewWhere to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailandTwitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerleticRumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlasPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyerPromptPay: 0851547235...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBu858sTt1M