Uighurs: China rebuffs Pope’s criticism as “groundless”
Beijing has dismissed Pope’s Francis’s criticism of its treatment of China’s Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang.
It came after the head of the Rome Catholic Church joined a grown group of international voices describing the Uighurs as “persecuted” in a new book.
China’s foreign ministry said the Pope’s remarks were “groundless”.
It is believed that the Chinese government has detained up to a million Uighurs in what the state defines as “re-education camps”. It has also been alleged they are forcing Uighur woman to be sterilised tor fitted with contraceptive devices, apparently to control the population growth.
Source: BBC #Nov25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55067700
#RomeCatholic #China #Reglious #Uighur #Xinjiang
Beijing has dismissed Pope’s Francis’s criticism of its treatment of China’s Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang.
It came after the head of the Rome Catholic Church joined a grown group of international voices describing the Uighurs as “persecuted” in a new book.
China’s foreign ministry said the Pope’s remarks were “groundless”.
It is believed that the Chinese government has detained up to a million Uighurs in what the state defines as “re-education camps”. It has also been alleged they are forcing Uighur woman to be sterilised tor fitted with contraceptive devices, apparently to control the population growth.
Source: BBC #Nov25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55067700
#RomeCatholic #China #Reglious #Uighur #Xinjiang