Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Russia and 34 other states have written to the United Nations supporting China’s policies in its western region of Xinjiang, in contrast to strong Western criticism.

China has been accused of detaining a million Muslims and persecuting ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and 22 ambassadors signed a letter to the UN Human Rights Council this week criticising its policies.

Countries including Australia, Britain, Germany and Japan called upon China to “refrain from the arbitrary detention and restrictions on freedom of movement of Uyghurs, and other Muslim and minority communities in Xinjiang”.

But in a show of China’s growing diplomatic clout, an opposing letter accused the West of “politicising human rights” and commended what it called China’s “remarkable achievements” in human rights.

In addition to Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Russia, the pro-China letter was signed by ambassadors from North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, Myanmar, the Philippines, Syria, Pakistan, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

“Faced with the grave challenge of terrorism and extremism, China has undertaken a series of counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation measures in Xinjiang, including setting up vocational education and training centres,” it said.

The letter said security had returned to Xinjiang and the fundamental human rights of people of all ethnic groups there had been safeguarded.

Read more: https://thebelltimesng.com/2019/07/13/nigeria-russia-saudi-arabia-supporting-chinas-inhuman-treatment-of-uyghur-muslims-in-xinjiang/

When Muslims fail to run a country down, they cry about being victimized.

panafrican:
When Muslims fail to run a country down, they cry about being victimized.

Hope you know all the Gulf cooperation council nations are supporting China. I also support China and they have said the UN can come and see things for themselves in those facilities. I wish such a thing can be done in the North west and North east.

Countries against China:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

Countries in support of China:

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Algeria, Syria, Tajikistan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Angola, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Cuba, North Korea, Congo (Kinshasa), Eritrea, Gabon, Laos, Somalia, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Togo, Cambodia, Sudan, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Cameroon and Bolivia.


So most of the people criticising China are Christians from christian countries.

Nigeria always at the wrong side of history.