China News Service, Beijing, September 10 (Reporter Xing Liyu) "The so-called'Uyghur Special Court' is essentially a political manipulation to discredit China's image." China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang pointed out on the 9th.

He stated that the purpose of the "court" was to discredit China, mislead the British people, undermine the friendship between the two peoples, and interfere with the smooth development of Sino-British relations.

We firmly oppose and strongly condemn this bad practice.

　　A press conference on Xinjiang-related issues jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was held in Beijing that afternoon.

The Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang made the above remarks in an online speech.

　　He pointed out that the so-called "Uyghur Special Court" is essentially a non-governmental organization funded by anti-China forces.

The so-called "facts" put forward by the organization are all lies based on false information. The so-called "experts" are just some rumors that have long slandered and smeared China, and the so-called "witnesses" are just fabricating various non-existent so-called "persecution incidents." Actors.

　　Zheng Zeguang said that the Uyghurs are a member of the big family of the Chinese nation, and no one cares more about Xinjiang's development and people's well-being than the Chinese government.

Over the past 40 years, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in Xinjiang has increased by more than 12% annually.

In the first half of this year, Xinjiang achieved a GDP of 732.89 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%, and an average growth of 6.5% over the two years.

“Before I came to the UK to work, I had the honor to visit Xinjiang for research. Xinjiang’s brand-new buildings, wide streets, beautiful parks, thriving cities, and the smiling faces of local people left a deep impression on me. Xinjiang is a good place. Xinjiang today is in the best period of development in history."

　　He emphasized that the so-called Xinjiang-related issues are not human rights, ethnic, or religious issues at all, but rather anti-violence, anti-separatism, and de-radicalization issues.

In fact, Xinjiang’s “education and training center” is not a “concentration camp”, but a preventive counter-terrorism and de-radicalization measure. It is not essentially different from the British Transformation and Departure Project (DDP) and the French de-radicalization center.

The so-called "genocide" is even more nonsense.

In the past 40 years, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang has increased from 5.55 million to 11.6 million, and the average life expectancy has increased from 30 years ago to 72 years ago.

How can there be such a "genocide" in the world?

　　"Facts are facts." Zheng Zeguang said, hoping that everyone will take a comprehensive and objective view of Xinjiang's development and see clearly the political conspiracy of this so-called "court" organizer.

Xinjiang's development prospects are bright, and the botched performances of those anti-China forces will eventually be a futile effort.

　　He emphasized that China and Britain should tap the potential of mutually beneficial cooperation to better benefit the two peoples.

In this context, it is even more necessary for the British people to understand a real Xinjiang, to recognize the sinister intentions of the organizers of the "court", and to prevent them from continuing to mislead the public and damaging the public opinion foundation of the relationship between the two countries.

　　When answering related questions from the media, Zheng Zeguang also stated that the Chinese government has lodged solemn representations with the British government, urging the British side to take concrete actions to prevent the evil conduct of the "court" organizers.

　　He pointed out that China-UK relations are at an important juncture.

There are opportunities for improvement and development, and the potential for mutually beneficial cooperation is huge and yet to be explored.

Promoting the improvement and development of Sino-British relations conforms to the common expectations of the two peoples.

"It is hoped that the UK and China will meet each other halfway, earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, focus on cooperation and properly handle differences on the basis of respecting each other’s core interests and important concerns, so as to promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations and benefit both countries. People of China and people of all countries in the world." Zheng Zeguang said.

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