China is taking an increasingly strident tone as it defends its de-radicalizatio...
BEIJING - China is taking an increasingly strident tone as it defends its de-radicalization program in western Xinjiang, telling foreign diplomats recently that “absurd preachings” from Islamist extremists there had turned some people into “murderous devils”.
Xinjiang Deputy Governor Erkin Tuniyaz, an ethnic Uighur, told the envoys gathered at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing that violence perpetrated by fanatics was “once rampant” in Xinjiang, according to a copy of his speech seen by Reuters. Erkin Tuniyaz said China’s re-education centers fully respect and protect residents’ rights, and offer vocational training and halal food, though religious activities are not permitted.
One of the diplomats said China appeared to be trying to apply domestic propaganda to the international community, as well as hoping that the issue would go away if they made their point often, loudly and forcefully enough. The diplomats spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.
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