Names that start with 'Turk' — such as Turkizat and Turkinaz — have also been banned.The Chinese authorities claim that this move will curtail 'religious fervour'. "The legislation codifies security policies that have been applied patchily throughout the region in recent years as part of government efforts to combat religious extremism. It also forms part of a response to a series of deadly attacks in Xinjiang and in other parts of China. The cost of China's domestic security policies — once euphemistically known as 'stability maintenance' but increasingly described as 'national security' — is likely to escalate in the future. "The increasingly draconian security policies adopted in Tibet and Xinjiang target entire populations and have become sources of deep resentment," Hillman explains in his paper.

Source: Economic Times June 13, 2017 19:20 UTC