Last week, the government organised a visit to three such facilities, which it calls vocational education training centres, for a small group of foreign reporters, including Reuters. In recent days, a similar visit was arranged for diplomats from 12 non-Western countries, including Russia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Kazakhstan, according to Xinjiang officials and foreign diplomats. Senior officials, including Shohrat Zakir, Xinjiang's governor and the region's most senior Uighur, dismissed what they called "slanderous lies" about the facilities. "We, including Party Secretary Chen, are working all out for the people of Xinjiang to have a good life," Xu said. The stations have broader public service in mind, Zhang Yi, commander of one of the stations, told reporters.

Source: The Star January 06, 2019 10:41 UTC