A book on how to respond to terrorist attacks aimed at the general public has been published in China.

The attractive, snappily illustrated paperback book priced at twenty yuan covers a broad range of issues associated with terrorism, said Du Xiangwan, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

The CAE started a research program on anti-terrorism measures in 2002.

"Terrorism is an international reality and a threat to people's safety everywhere, including China," said Du. "By making the public more aware of terrorism, and providing them with scientific information, we can improve their capacity to respond," Du stressed.

Dozens of academicians and experts have contributed to the book.

Du said that there are plans to publish populist science books focusing on various aspects of terrorism in order to teach the public how to respond to terrorist bombing, or to biological, chemical and nuclear attacks.

Source: Xinhua