Islamic State Khurasan Promises to Escalate War Against China

The Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) and supporting propaganda groups have markedly increased their criticisms and threats directed at China in recent months. There has also been a notable surge in related online chatter amongst ISKP supporters on Telegram and elsewhere. The Khurasan branch has emerged as the leading affiliate in producing and disseminating anti-China media content and has been publishing increasingly detailed and nuanced materials. In addition to its media warfare efforts, ISKP has targeted Chinese nationals and interests in an attack on a Kabul hotel in December 2022, and a suicide bombing on January 11 outside of the Taliban’s foreign ministry building as a Chinese delegation was reportedly set to attend a meeting there.