Perspectives with Neilo

If China invaded Taiwan, Europeans would say it wasn't their fight, shut down our overflights, and try to cut a deal with the PRC.

“I’m concerned abt China. They build ports in Africa...” Greek ex Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis: “ Ports? What’s wrong with that?”

Chinese Embassy Spokesperson’s Response to Media Question Regarding Xinjiang-related Issue Question from the Media: Recently, some Canadian figures have expressed concern about the human rights situation in Xinjiang. What is China’s comment on this? Answer: At present, Xinjiang enjoys social stability, economic development, ethnic unity, religious harmony, and improved living standards. People of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang enjoy complete freedom of employment. The customs and traditions, freedom of religious beliefs and rights to use their own languages and scripts of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang are fully respected and safeguarded. The development of human rights in Xinjiang is at its best point in history. Xinjiang-related issues are not issues about human rights at all, but rather matters of countering violence and terrorism, de-radicalization and combating separatism. In recent years, the UN Human Rights Council has repeatedly rejected draft resolutions on Xinjiang proposed by some Western countries, and nearly 100 countries have consistently spoken out in support of China’s policies in Xinjiang at forums such as the UN Human Rights Council and the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. This fully demonstrates that the attempts by some Western countries to use Xinjiang-related issues for political manipulation and to suppress and contain China will find no support and are doomed to fail. In recent years, thousands of government officials, diplomats, religious figures, experts, scholars, and journalists from around the world have visited Xinjiang, including many Canadian friends. They have widely commended Xinjiang’s economic and social development achievements, noting that what they witnessed firsthand is totally different from the portrayals in Western media and the hype spread by anti-China forces. They have emphasized that claims of so-called “forced labour” and “genocide” are completely baseless. We welcome more Canadian friends to visit Xinjiang, see for themselves, and experience a true, multifaceted and all-sided Xinjiang.