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US approval of Xinjiang bill firmly opposed
    2019-12-05  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

CHINESE Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying yesterday expressed China’s strong indignation over and firm opposition to the passing of a bill on Xinjiang-related issues by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The so-called “Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019” deliberately smears the human rights condition in Xinjiang, slanders China’s efforts in de-radicalization and counter-terrorism and viciously attacks the Chinese Government’s Xinjiang policy. It seriously violates international law and basic norms governing international relations and grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs. China is strongly indignant at and firmly opposed to it, Hua said.

“Xinjiang-related issues are not about human rights, ethnicity or religion, but about fighting violence, terrorism and separatism,” said the spokesperson.

She said Xinjiang suffered gravely from extremism, violence and terrorism. Faced with severe circumstances, the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region lawfully fought violent and terrorist crimes while addressing the root causes.

Xinjiang hasn’t seen a single terrorist attack over the past three years. Those endeavors are endorsed by all 25 million people of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang, according to the spokesperson.

She added that the international community speaks highly of China’s Xinjiang policy. Since the end of 2018, over 1,000 representatives have visited Xinjiang in more than 70 groups, including officials from various countries, regions and international organizations, and people from the press, religious groups and academic circles. They acclaimed that Xinjiang’s experience in counter-terrorism and de-radicalization was worth learning from.

In March this year, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation adopted a resolution that commended China’s efforts in providing care to Muslim citizens. In July, ambassadors of over 50 countries to the U.N. Office in Geneva co-signed a letter to the president of the U.N. Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, applauding China’s respect and protection of human rights in its counter-terrorism and de-radicalization efforts. In October, at the Third Committee session of the 74th UNGA, more than 60 countries commended in their statements the tremendous human rights progress achieved in Xinjiang. All those are strong proof that the U.S. accusations on Xinjiang-related issues are entirely against facts and the mainstream public opinion of the international community.

“We state our position clearly to the U.S. that as Xinjiang is part of China, its affairs are purely domestic affairs that allow no foreign interference,” she said, adding that the bill smears China’s efforts in counter-terrorism and de-radicalization, which only reveals America’s double standards on counter-terrorism and further exposes to the Chinese people its hypocrisy and malicious intentions.

Hua said the Chinese Government and people are determined to safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests. “We urge the U.S. to correct its mistakes at once, prevent this bill from becoming law, and stop using Xinjiang-related issues to interfere in China’s internal affairs. China will take further actions according to how the situation develops.”

Other related national departments, including the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, the National Anti-terrorism Leading Group Office, the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional People’s Congress and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, also expressed strong condemnation of the U.S. House passage of the bill.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government said in a statement released yesterday that from 1990 to the end of 2016, separatists, religious extremists and terrorists carried out several thousand acts of terrorism in Xinjiang. Many innocent people were killed and the property losses incurred were enormous.

To eradicate terrorism and extremism at the root, Xinjiang established vocational education and training centers for people influenced by religious extremism or those who have committed minor crimes. The centers deliver a curriculum that includes standard spoken and written Chinese, understanding of the law and vocational skills, the statement said.  (Xinhua)

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