| How the incident has been evaluated | |||||
| Evaluation | Name of the Publication | Total | |||
| Asia News Monitor | China Daily | New York Times | Wall Street Journal | ||
| Evil Terrorists | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Diplomacy vs. Terrorism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freedom Struggle/Movement | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Extremist vs. Sufi Muslim Uyghurs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Global Terror vs. Sole Act of Violence | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| No Evaluation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 33 |