China News Service, Beijing, February 24 (Huang Yuqin) In response to the British Foreign Secretary’s recent accusations against China on Xinjiang-related, Hong Kong-related, and Tibet-related issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated at a regular press conference on the 24th that the United Kingdom abused UN human rights. The council platform spread false information, attacked and smeared China, and interfered in China's internal affairs. China expressed its firm opposition and total rejection.
A reporter asked that the British Foreign Secretary Raab accused China of Xinjiang-related, Hong Kong-related and Tibet-related issues at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council high-level meeting, claiming that the UN Human Rights Commissioner Bachelet or other independent experts should be allowed not to Restricted emergency visits to Xinjiang, the Human Rights Council should pass a resolution on this.
What is China's comment?
"Britain abuses the UN Human Rights Council platform, spreads false information, attacks and smears China, and interferes in China's internal affairs. China expresses its firm opposition and complete rejection." Wang Wenbin said.
He pointed out that China welcomes people from all over the world to take a walk and take a look at Xinjiang to experience Xinjiang’s prosperity and development and the people’s happy life.
In recent years, more than 1,200 diplomats, officials of international organizations, journalists, and religious figures from more than 100 countries have been invited to visit Xinjiang. They have learned about the facts and truths of Xinjiang on the spot, and believe that what they have seen and heard in Xinjiang is consistent with Western media reports. completely different.
Wang Wenbin introduced that State Councilor Wang Yi reiterated at the high-level meeting of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council that the door to Xinjiang is always open. We welcome the UN Human Rights Commissioner to visit Xinjiang.
China has long issued an invitation to the UN Human Rights Commissioner to visit China and Xinjiang, and the two sides have maintained communication.
Wang Wenbin emphasized that the purpose of the visit is to promote exchanges and cooperation between the two parties, not to conduct a so-called "investigation" based on the presumption of guilt.
We are firmly opposed to anyone using this matter for political manipulation and pressure China.
Britain’s so-called adoption of a resolution on this issue is obviously ulterior. Its purpose is to confuse and discredit China, and to undermine the cooperation between China and the UN Human Rights Commissioner. We firmly oppose this.
The British tricks cannot deceive the international community.
“Britain is heavily politicized and double standards on human rights issues. It is keen to be a teacher and interferes and pressures other countries, but it ignores its own serious human rights problems.” Wang Wenbin said that one third of the UK has Families of children under 5 live in poverty, and millions of children suffer from hunger. British troops indiscriminately killed and tortured innocents in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places, but the perpetrators were sheltered by the British government and remained at large. The British racial discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech are rampant, and the rights of immigrants are seriously violated. We urge the UK to take concrete measures to improve its human rights situation and truly do something for the healthy development of international human rights. (Finish)