46 countries voice support over Xinjiang topics
The word “Xinjiang” was frequently heard at the ongoing 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as some Western countries and nongovernmental organizations never gave up their attempts to smear China’s human rights by hyping the topic, while more countries have expressed their appreciation for China’s stance in the region.
Belarus’ representative delivered a joint statement on behalf of 46 countries at the 44th session of the UNHRC on Wednesday, supporting China’s anti-terrorism and de-radicalization work in its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The representative said that China has taken serious measures on countering terrorism and de-radicalization in accordance with the laws in Xinjiang. “We appreciate China’s openness and transparency which is evident from, among other things, inviting more than 1,000 diplomats, officials of international organizations, journalists and religious personages to visit Xinjiang, who witnessed Xinjiang’s remarkable achievements.”
This is not the first time that representatives to the UN human rights session have divided into two sides with a sharp divergence on Xinjiang topics.
Predrag J. Markovic, a professor from the Institute for Contemporary History in Serbia, told the Global Times in an email that “The concept of human rights is often misused as a tool for an imperialist struggle for global domination.”
Hypocrisy is the middle name of the US political elite and some Western countries, and their second name is hidden imperialism, he said.
“If we compare the amounts of money and efforts invested in US black neighborhoods to the avalanche of resources that [China] invested in Xinjiang, we could easily see which country really cares about its minorities,” he said.
Experts said that Western countries could never give up their attempts to hype Xinjiang topics at avenues on human rights. But the international community would not be fooled in consideration of the number of countries that support China.
In July 2019, about 50 ambassadors to the UN signed a joint letter to the president of the UNHRC and the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to support China’s governance in Xinjiang.