¡¡¡¡BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China appreciates the United States government's decision to put the "East Turkistan Islamic Movement" (ETIM) on the list of terrorist organizations, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said here Tuesday.

¡¡¡¡Kong said the U.S. had officially informed China about the relevant decision and US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage announced the decision Monday.

¡¡¡¡China and the United States shared extensive common interests in the field of anti-terrorism, Kong said, adding that China was ready to make joint efforts, enhance mutual consultations and deepen bilateral cooperation with the US side in the fight againstterrorism.

¡¡¡¡For a long period of time, Kong noted, ETIM and other East Turkistan organizations had joined other international terrorist forces in creating many violent terrorist incidents inside and outside China, posing grave threats to regional security and stability.

¡¡¡¡Facts have proven that the East Turkistan organizations are part of the international terrorist forces and constitute a scourge of the international community that all nations should join efforts to combat, the spokesman said. Enditem