Analysts slammed Western media reports that paint China's anti-terrorism effort as a "repressive" act, and said China's participation will be crucial to the global anti-terrorism campaign.
Reuters on Saturday quoted Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress, a group which advocates the secession of Xinjiang, as saying that "China was using the shootings in Paris to whip up anti-Uyghur sentiment in China."
Similar reports also appeared on BBC's Chinese language site.
The reports caused quite a stir on Chinese websites on Sunday.
Many questioned the "double standard" used by the West on China's anti-terrorism efforts.
"The West is accusing other countries' anti-terrorism efforts while being attacked itself. Terrible double standard and moral superiority," wrote Gao Cheng, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, on her Weibo account on Sunday.
The Friday attacks in Paris have so far killed over 120 people, with gunmen and bombers raiding restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium.
The Islamic State (IS) on Saturday claimed responsibility for the attacks. An audio message released by IS online was allegedly made in several languages, one of which was Uyghur, a security analyst told the Global Times.
"I think it sends a strong message that terrorists from China have become an integral part of the global terrorist network. And the West needs China's support if they want to win this war," said the analyst, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
