Muslim countries defend Chinese 'concentration camps'

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Muslim countries defend Chinese 'concentration camps'
The New Arab & agencies

Thirty-seven countries defended China's treatment of Uighur and other minorities in the Xinjiang region on Friday, in direct response to Western criticism earlier this week.

Envoys from across the EU - along with Australia, Canada and Japan and New Zealand - had earlier co-signed a text denouncing China's conduct in Xinjiang, where one million people, mostly ethnic Uighurs, are reportedly being held in internment camps.

On Friday a diverse group of states - including Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Algeria and North Korea - replied on Beijing's behalf.

Read more at: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2019/7/12/muslim-countries-defend-chinese-concentration-camps