Tensions are flaring once again between Beijing and Washington after the United States House of Representatives passed a bill accusing China of violating the rights of Uygurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.
The United Nations and activists say China has detained one million Uygurs in detention camps.
Beijing calls its policies necessary to fight terrorism and says its centers provide vocational training.
At a news conference in Beijing Monday, Shohrat Zakir, the chairman of the Xinjiang government, dismissed the U.S. legislation as meddling in China’s internal affairs.
To discuss all of this:
- Einar Tangen is a political and economics commentator.
- George Koo is Founder & former Managing Director of International Strategic Alliances
- Han Peng is a CGTN Correspondent
- Brian Becker is Executive Director of the ANSWER Coalition
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#Opinion: A long analysis Andre Vltchek wrote about "the Uygur issue" earlier this year will be soon published as a book. For some time now, the author has been warning that the West, the US in particular, is helping radicalize the Uygurs both in and outside #Xinjiang.
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) December 11, 2019
Video: Document reveals rare footage of terrorist attacks on civilians and why #Xinjiang is China's key region to fight against terrorism #Antiterrorism pic.twitter.com/ShKVRtueja
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) December 9, 2019
#Xinjiang religious leader: U.S. should get facts straight pic.twitter.com/zyfh219Snf
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) December 6, 2019