China has sent several officials from Xinjiang to Geneva to meet with a UN official and discuss in front of the media the “truth” about what’s going on in that province where the Chinese government is accused of crimes against humanity.
The two-hour exhibition was held in the small press room of the UN Headquarters, against the backdrop of the international organization’s famous azure emblem.
On the podium were five Xinjiang representatives, including Xu Guixiang, the information director for this region, an imam and a university official, who almost contradicted the report of High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.
The report accuses China of persecuting minorities in Xinjiang, primarily the Uighurs.
Opening the meeting, which is billed as a press conference, although journalists are only allowed to ask four questions, Xu said, “In the face of the misconceptions of the (UN, NDR) report, we want to bring the truth back and clarify the facts.” .
A few years ago, China was accused of imprisoning more than a million Uighurs and other members of its Muslim minorities, including Kazakhs, in camps in Xinjiang, with material evidence and documents from Western countries and human rights organizations.
Relations between China and the UN have been affected since Michelle Bachelet published her report minutes before the end of her term.
source: Noticias
