‘Very concerning information’ leaked about the detainment of Uighur Muslims

The US Studies Centre Non-resident Fellow James Brown says “there is no doubt in the international community about what the Chinese communist party is trying to achieve in Xinjiang" by detaining Uighur Muslims. Beijing officials denied human rights abuse claims and said they were combatting religious extremism after a leaked document provided insight into a Beijing internment camp where more than 3,000 Uighur Muslims are being held. Mr Brown told Sky News some of the incidents that brought the prisoners “into contact with the authorities” were “extraordinarily minor”. He said the leaked document revealed “very concerning information” but “we still have this cognitive dissonance when we think about China we seem to sort of suspend the political repression” and tend to “focus on the positive aspects". “We have got to be able to hold both at the same time and make informed decisions about how to deal with the Chinese government but also the Chinese people too," he said. Image: Getty Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au