Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 24. In response to the Canadian House of Representatives passing a Xinjiang-related erroneous motion, the spokesperson of the National People’s Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Yu Wenze said on the 24th that the motion seriously distorted the facts and wantonly attacked China’s Xinjiang policy. It was a gross interference in China’s internal affairs. A malicious provocation to the Chinese people.
We express our strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.
The spokesperson pointed out that the Chinese Constitution, the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy and other laws clearly stipulate the protection of the development and rights of ethnic minorities. People from all walks of life in Xinjiang, including women of all ethnic groups, enjoy various human rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws.
From 2010 to 2018, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang increased from 10.17 million to 12.72 million, an increase of 25%, not only higher than the 14% increase in Xinjiang’s population, but also significantly higher than the 2% increase in the Han population.
The so-called "genocide" is pure nonsense and nonsense.
The spokesperson emphasized that there are no so-called "detention camps" and "re-education camps" in Xinjiang.
Xinjiang has established a school-based vocational skills education and training center in accordance with the law. It has implemented the concept of using resources such as development and education to curb extremism advocated by the United Nations’ Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, and is fully in line with the principles of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Harmony is an important measure for preventive counter-terrorism and de-radicalization, and it is effective.
This is proof that Xinjiang has not had any violent terrorist cases for more than four consecutive years.
At present, Xinjiang’s society remains stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the ethnic groups are united and harmonious, and the basic rights of the people of all ethnic groups, such as the rights to life, health, and development, are effectively guaranteed. This is a fact that no one can deny.
The spokesperson said that the Canadian House of Representatives motion is a political rumor that disregards the facts and is a naked smear and slander. It has fully exposed the hypocritical faces and sinister intentions of some Canadian politicians to disrupt the development and stability of Xinjiang and interfere in China's internal affairs.
We urge these people to fully recognize the serious harm of the relevant motion and immediately stop using Xinjiang-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs, so as not to further poison the atmosphere of China-Canada relations and cause new damage to bilateral relations.