China Claims US Funds Over $10 Million Support Anti-China Groups

National Endowment for Democracy Funds Anti-China Forces in Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan
US Releases Uyghur Genocide Report... Highlights Sophistication of China's Concealment Techniques

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] Amid reports that China's repression of the Xinjiang Uyghur population violates the UN's (United Nations) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Chinese state media reported that a U.S. non-governmental organization (NGO) provided more than $10 million in funding last year to anti-China groups.

The Global Times stated on the 10th that the U.S. National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has been involved in China's internal affairs by providing over $10.2 million (approximately 11.4 billion KRW) to anti-China groups and programs.

After analyzing NED's financial statements, the media claimed that 69 anti-China programs and organizations received NED funding last year. The Global Times pointed out that these funds were used to spread distorted information about China and interfere in China's internal affairs.

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The media cited experts saying that NED has long supported separatists in Hong Kong, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the Tibet Autonomous Region, and Taiwan. It also noted that funding increased by more than $6 million compared to the previous year.

The Global Times further claimed that NED provided $350,000 each last year to the U.S. Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), and that these funds subsequently flowed to anti-China groups in Hong Kong.

Zhao Wei, a security expert at Lanzhou University in China, said, "NED, which mainly operated in Eastern Europe during the 1980s and 1990s, has recently been funding anti-China groups. Their goal is to suppress China's development and rise."

The Global Times also alleged that funds were provided to anti-China groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region such as the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP). It pointed out that the WUC, based in Munich, Germany, is linked to terrorist organizations and aims for Xinjiang's independence.

The media claimed that the WUC spread false information last year that Xinjiang residents were detained or killed, and that the UHRP played a role in disseminating falsehoods about widespread mass rape and organized sexual violence in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.

It also criticized Tursunay Ziawudun, who exposed sexual violence in Xinjiang in an interview with the British BBC, for changing her story. According to the Global Times, after BBC reported that UHRP supported her stay in the U.S., she began claiming she was raped, which she had not asserted in previous interviews.

The Global Times asserted that Tibetan separatist groups such as the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) also received NED funding.

Meanwhile, the Newlines Institute, a think tank based in Washington D.C., released a report titled "Uyghur Genocide" on the 9th (local time).

According to the report, since 2014, between 1 million and 2 million people have been detained in over 1,400 facilities across Xinjiang, which are detention centers operating without judicial procedures. The report pointed out that sexual violence, psychological torture, and cultural indoctrination are carried out in these facilities, and the number of deaths is difficult to ascertain.

The report also highlighted a 33% decline in the Uyghur birth rate between 2017 and 2018, suggesting it may be due to Chinese authorities' programs involving sterilization, abortion, and birth control.

Human rights lawyer Yona Diamond, who participated in drafting the report, said, "What makes this genocide particularly dangerous is the technical sophistication that conceals it from international attention and enables efficient destruction. The Uyghurs have suffered extensive control and restrictions in all aspects of daily life under the most advanced police state."

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