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Monday, February 11, 2019

China Rejects Turkey’s ‘Baseless’ Criticism over Uighur Muslims & Claims of Famed Poet’s Death

China, unlike Europe, will never allow Islam,
or any other religion, to take over the country

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu chats with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting in Beijing.
©Greg Baker/Pool via REUTERS

Beijing has rebuffed accusations by Ankara’s foreign ministry of alleged concentration-camps for a Turkic minority group in China, including reports that a famed poet had died in one.

The statement by Beijing’s embassy in Ankara called Turkey’s claims “totally unrealistic,” and highlighted their “strong opposition” to the accusations.

"The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s response to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the allegations are outrageous, we have an official initiative," the tweet read.

“Allegations that the Chinese government is liquidating the ethnic, religious and cultural identities of Uighurs and other Muslim communities are totally baseless,” the statement concludes.

On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy released a statement condemning the “torture and political brainwashing” allegedly committed by the Chinese government while “systematically assimilating” the country’s minority Muslim population. He also called to commemorate the death of Abdurehim Heyit, claiming the Uighur poet and musician died in a Chinese internment camp.

However, China responded on Sunday by releasing a video of Heyit which seemed to show him in good health, suggesting that reports of the poet’s death may have been exaggerated.

While these responses specifically addressed Aksoy’s claims, they also showcase Beijing's general answers to accusations that a million Uighurs are being held in re-education centers in China.

Although the Chinese government admits that such centers exist, it says that they are there to provide job and language training while stamping out “extremist elements.” They also claim that these “vocational centers” have been open to outside journalists, including those from Turkey.

Pressure against China has been escalating since a law was passed last month aiming to “Sinicize” Islam throughout the country. According to Chinese state media, the initiative aims “to guide Islam to be compatible with socialism.”

Good luck with that!







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