even back in 2014 there was an acknowledgment in VOA & Diplomat of Saudi & Western imperalist-funded Muslim extremism destroying lives & causing terror to unfold in PRC. But only since then has the narrative changed & extremism is now downplayed in the west.
https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/chinese-salafism-and-the-saudi-connection/
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/china-muslims-work-change-perceptions-after-knife-attacks
even back in 2014 there was an acknowledgment in VOA & Diplomat of Saudi & Western imperalist-funded Muslim extremism destroying lives & causing terror to unfold in PRC. But only since then has the narrative changed & extremism is now downplayed in the west.