On 18 May 2018, the Associated Press reported that the Chinese foreign ministry denied the existence of the camps and stated that the ministry “had not heard of this situation.37 Eventually, amidst a relentless media coverage of the existence of the camps and the ill treatment of detainees, China shifted its strategy. [...] As business recovers, the region’s future is promising.” The mouthpiece called out the western media outlets, suggesting that the criticisms only meant 10 Violations of International Norms and China’s Response to provoke trouble in Xinjiang and “destroy the hard-earned stability in the region.” Lauding the strong leadership of the Chinese government, the newspaper claimed that the actions of the g. [...] In some cases, underground mosques which were not certified by the government were razed to the ground.47 These events point to the fact that from the very beginning, Beijing’s real target was not the separatist or terrorist element of the population, but the practice of Islam itself.48,49,50 The abhorrence for Islam is made more evident in a white paper51 issued by the Chinese government in July. [...] The publication was an attempt to spin the global narrative in favour of Beijing ahead of the UNHCR session in Geneva the same year.53 The report states: “The introduction of Islam into Xinjiang was related to the emergence of the Arab Empire and the eastward expansion of Islam. [...] Leaders of the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and countries of the European Union (EU) have called out China on its campaign against the Uyghurs.57 The US has called it “one of the worst human rights crises of our time” and a “stain of the century.”58 In July 2020, it imposed sanctions on two CCP officials and a Chinese company for its involvement in human rights abuses against the Uyghurs.
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