The US State Department has released an annual report on religious freedoms around the world, noting that large numbers of Muslims and others have been forced into camps in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
"China is using cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence to monitor the autonomous region like a camp," a senior State Department official said.
In an annual report on religious freedom around the world, the U.S. State Department released on the 2nd, "In China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, more than 1 million people including Uighurs and other Muslims have been reported by the authorities since 2017. It is estimated that they were forcibly put into a specially made camp, etc. "
"China continues to oppress with genocide against Uighurs, mostly Muslims, and other religious minorities," Blinken, the Secretary of State at a press conference, said, destroying ethnic groups and other groups. He pointed out that "genocide", which intentionally causes harm, continues.
"China is using advanced technologies such as AI = artificial intelligence and facial recognition to monitor and manage the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region like a camp," said a senior State Ministry official who compiled the report. I did.
He also criticized the Tibetan Autonomous Region, saying, "The Chinese government continues to crack down on Buddhists. They have arrested and tortured people who spread the language and culture of Tibet."