Joint Statement on Human Rights in Xinjiang and Other Regions by Over 40 Countries at the UN... China Responds, "Who Do You Think You're Teaching?"

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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] More than 40 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Japan, have urged China to allow immediate access (investigation) by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed displeasure without reservation, saying, "Who is trying to teach whom?"

On the 22nd (local time), the UN Human Rights Council pointed out China's human rights abuses in a joint statement, stating that over one million people are detained and there is widespread surveillance and restrictions on fundamental rights targeting Uygurs and other ethnic minorities.

The joint statement, led by Canada, included participation from more than 40 countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, and Japan. They also expressed "continued deep concern over the erosion of basic freedoms in Hong Kong under the National Security Law and the worsening human rights situation in Tibet."

On the 23rd, regarding the UN Human Rights Council's joint statement, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that countries self-styled as 'human rights judges,' such as the United States and Canada, are interfering in China's internal affairs while ignoring their own human rights abuses, including racial discrimination.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs questioned whether some Western countries that criticize China's human rights have the qualification and position to judge other countries' human rights, citing their tragic records of indigenous massacres, police violence, anti-Semitism, anti-Islam, anti-African, and anti-Asian actions. They urged these countries to first look in the mirror and resolve their own issues such as racial discrimination.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also mentioned that there are many countries voicing opinions completely different from some Western camps. It reported that 65 countries, including Belarus, have expressed the position that issues concerning Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet are China's internal matters and that the external world should not interfere.

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