A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Geng Shuang, criticised the newspaper’s report, published Sunday, saying it smeared China’s efforts against extremism. After The Times published its report, China’s state media tried to rebuff criticism from ethnic Uighurs in the United States, whose criticism has been highlighted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “They are ashamed of the scum among their families,” the report said, referring to the Uighurs now living abroad. Given the sensitive nature of the subject — and the source — China’s state media made little other mention of the issue. Wang, part of the Han ethnic majority in China, initially put in place many harsh measures but became increasingly concerned about their effectiveness.

Source: bd News24 November 18, 2019 16:52 UTC