Speculation about China becoming the next "Al Qaeda haven" continued in the years that followed, a ploy drummed up by Washington and Beijing to justify the extension of the American War on Terror into China. See Andrew Chang, "Could China Be the Next Al Qaeda Haven?," ABC News, January 6, 2006.

DEFINE: Clarifies a term/concept: how "Al Qaeda haven" was used by both Washington and Beijing as political justification rather than an accurate description.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 1534