Monday, October 26, 2020

Arab envoys praise Xinjiang’s development

By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
A delegation comprising of Arab envoys posted in China, including diplomats from the African Union (AU), visited China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region recently and spoke positively of achievements in the economic, social and human rights development in the province. 

“From October 19 to 22, diplomatic envoys posted in China from 20 Arab states and the AU visited Xinjiang. They spoke positively of Xinjiang’s achievements in the economic, social and human rights development,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, shared in Beijing during his regular briefing. 

The delegation met with Shohrat Zakir, chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region and also visited local enterprises, schools besides poverty alleviation projects and grassroots communities. 

He said that they were invited to the households to talk face-to-face with villagers, gaining a deep understanding of the situation in Xinjiang in such aspects as social stability, ethnic equality and unity, improvement of people’s livelihood and economic development. 

The delegation also recached out Islamic institutes and mosques to learn about the situation on protection of freedom of religious belief. 

Zhao Lijian said that they spoke positively of Xinjiang’s achievements in the economic, social and human rights development. 

“Some envoys pointed out that what’s been said about human rights in China and Xinjiang by some external parties are nothing but baseless lies. Justice resides in people’s hearts. Xinjiang’s achievements in economic and social development and poverty alleviation are there for all to see,” he added.

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