The region saw its bloodiest day in five years on Thursday when 39 innocent people were killed in a terrorist attack.
The campaign will focus on terrorists and religious extremist groups, gun and explosive manufacturing dens and terrorist training camps.
Legal, prosecutorial and public security authorities in Xinjiang issued a joint statement on Saturday, calling for criminals who are involved in terrorist activities to surrender for lenient punishments.
The statement forbids people to organize, lead or join any terrorist groups. It bans people from implementing or instigating terrorist violence. It also prohibits people from directly or indirectly funding, supporting or harbouring terrorist activities, terrorist organizations and terrorists.
The statement also bans people from manufacturing, trading, transporting, publicizing, copying and possessing propaganda materials with terrorist violence and religious extremist content.
Manufacturing, trading, transporting, storing and holding guns, ammunition, flammable and combustible materials as well as knives under strict control are also prohibited.
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