China News Service, Beijing, September 15 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in Beijing on the 15th that on Xinjiang-related issues, we have always welcomed friends from all countries, including the European side, to Xinjiang for a walk and take a look. Look, get to know the real situation in Xinjiang on the ground, instead of hearsay and believe in deliberately fabricated lies.
The EU and its member states' envoys in China have expressed their hope to visit Xinjiang, and China has agreed and is willing to make arrangements.
The ball is now on the European side.
"At the same time, I want to make one point. We oppose investigations based on presumption of guilt."
At the regular press conference that day, some reporters asked questions about human rights, Xinjiang-related issues, and Hong Kong-related issues during the video meeting between Chinese, German and European leaders.
Wang Wenbin responded that China has issued a detailed press release on the China-Germany-European leaders' meeting held yesterday.
On the issue of human rights, President Xi Jinping emphasized that there is no universal human rights development path in the world. There is no best protection of human rights, only better.
Countries should do their own thing first.
It is believed that the European side can resolve its own human rights issues.
China does not accept human rights as a "teacher" and opposes "double standards".
China is willing to strengthen exchanges and make common progress with the European side based on the principle of mutual respect.
The meeting also discussed human rights issues within the EU, such as the unresolved refugee issue, repeated humanitarian crises, the rise of racism, extremism, and ethnic minorities in some EU member states, as well as anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim, and anti-blacks. Such remarks and vicious incidents occur frequently and so on.
The European side admits its own problems and hopes to conduct dialogue with China based on the principles of equality and respect, enhance mutual understanding, and properly handle differences and differences.
Wang Wenbin said that President Xi Jinping also clarified China's principled position on Hong Kong-related and Xinjiang-related issues, pointing out that the essence of Hong Kong-related and Xinjiang-related issues is to safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and unity, and to protect the rights of people of all ethnic groups to live and work in peace.
China firmly opposes any person or force creating instability, division and turmoil in China, and firmly opposes any country's interference in China's internal affairs.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that on Xinjiang-related issues, we have always welcome friends from all over the world, including the European side, to take a walk and take a look at Xinjiang to get an on-the-spot understanding of the real situation in Xinjiang, rather than hearsay and believe in deliberately fabricated lies.
The EU and its member states' envoys in China have expressed their hope to visit Xinjiang, and China has agreed and is willing to make arrangements.
The ball is now on the European side.
"At the same time, I want to make one point. We oppose investigations based on presumption of guilt."
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