On the afternoon of March 7, the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference in the Press Conference Hall of the Great Hall of the People. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi was invited to answer questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on "China's foreign policy and foreign relations".
Global Times reporter: Recently, the United States and some Western countries slandered China for taking actions in Xinjiang to constitute "genocide." What do you think of this slander?
How did China respond?
Wang Yi: Speaking of "genocide," most people think of North American Indians in the 16th century, African slaves in the 19th century, Jews in the 20th century, and the Australian aborigines who are still fighting today.
The picture shows a reporter interviewing in the multifunctional hall of Media Center.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming
Wang Yi: The so-called "genocide" in Xinjiang is absolutely absurd. It is a rumor with ulterior motives and a complete lie.
In the past 40 years, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang has doubled from 5.55 million to more than 12 million.
Over the past 60 years, Xinjiang's economic aggregate has increased by more than 200 times, and the average life expectancy has increased from 30 to 72 years.
Many foreign friends who have been to Xinjiang said that the Xinjiang they saw was completely different from the reports of individual Western media.
French writer Vivas wrote a book called "The End of Uyghur Fake News."
He used his two personal trips to Xinjiang to tell the prosperous and stable real Xinjiang.
In his book, he made it clear that it is those people who have never been to Xinjiang who are creating fake news and spreading false news in fabricated plagiarism.
Wang Yi: Some Western politicians would rather believe a lie made up by a few people than listen to the common aspirations of the more than 25 million people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. They would rather cooperate with the clumsy performances of a few anti-China forces, rather than face up to the basic facts of development and progress in Xinjiang.
This can only prove that they don't care about the truth, but are keen on political manipulation, trying to artificially create the so-called Xinjiang-related issues, undermine the security and stability of Xinjiang, and hinder China's development and growth.
Wang Yi: We welcome more people from various countries to visit Xinjiang.
Seeing is believing, the rumors will eventually be broken!
(Organized according to the web text live broadcast)