Countries Blast China at UN Over Xinjiang Abuses

Expand Village officials swear allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party in Kashgar, Xinjiang. © State WeChat account (新疆访惠聚) Nearly two dozen countries confronted Chinaat the United Nations this week, voicing outrage over its persecution of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiangand demanding the government comply with international obligations on the freedom of religion. For years there has been growing international concern about China’s brutal treatment of 13 million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang as part of its “Strike Hard Campaign against Violent Extremism.” There are credible estimates…

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