A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Geng Shuang, appreciated Pakistan and other countries for their outright support to China on the issue of human rights’ situation in Xinjiang.
He noted that 37 countries including Pakistan took a logical and fair position of the issue. He told reporters at a regular news briefing here on Monday that recently, the ambassadors from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Russia, Cuba and other countries jointly sent a letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
In the letter, the ambassadors positively evaluated the development achievements of China’s Xinjiang human rights cause and counter-terrorism and de-extremism achievements.
They appreciated that China has repeatedly invited national envoys, officials of international organizations, and media people to visit Xinjiang, pointing out that people visiting Xinjiang generally expressed what they saw and heard from the West.
The ambassadors also urged some countries to stop using unconfirmed information to blame China for unwarranted information without ever visiting Xinjiang.
Faced with the severe threat of terrorism and extremism, the Xinjiang Autonomous Region has adopted a series of anti-terrorism and de-extremization measures, including the establishment of a teaching and training center, to reverse the security situation in Xinjiang.
In the past three years, there have been no violent incidents in Xinjiang. Social stability, national unity, and the people live and work in peace.
The sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people of all ethnic groups has greatly improved, and they sincerely support the government’s policy initiatives.
Facts speak louder than words and are fair to others. The countries that have signed this letter come from various regions such as Asia, Africa and Latin America, many of which are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Many of them have sent personnel to Xinjiang to visit and witness the truth. This joint letter is a powerful response to a few Western countries that blame China for no reason.
The spokesperson added, “China is committed to working with all parties to promote multilateral human rights mechanisms to abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, to deal with human rights issues in an objective, fair and non-selective manner, and to promote the healthy development of the international human rights cause through constructive dialogue and cooperation.
We oppose the use of the Human Rights Council and other platforms to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, blame other countries for unwarranted accusations, attacking filth and public pressure.
We urge the countries concerned to change their positions immediately, abandon politicization and double standards, and stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries through the name of human rights.”
