Chinese Uighurs in Saudi face impossible choiceAn unidentified Chinese Uighur man in the city of Medina holds his expired Chinese passport (red) and a one-way travel document (blue) issued in its place by the Chinese mission in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia supports "China's rights to take counter-terrorism and de-extremism" measures, Chinese state media quoted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as saying last year. Ayup told AFP he had confirmed five deportation cases from Saudi Arabia since 2017. The Chinese embassy in Riyadh told AFP it does not "cooperate with Saudi authorities to deport Uighurs". Chinese authorities target Uighurs with links to 26 "sensitive" countries, including Saudi Arabia, on the grounds they were prone to "extremist thought", several campaigners said citing government documents.

Source: Bangkok Post January 26, 2020 02:15 UTC