People’s Daily
The so-called“Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019”recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is totally ridiculous and calling black white, international experts told People’s Daily in recent interviews.They believe the U.S. should introspect about its own human rights problems first.
The act maliciously attacks the human rights conditions in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and slanders China’s de-radicalization and anti-terrorism efforts, making groundless accusations against the Chinese government’s Xinjiang policies and seriously violating the international law and the basic norms of international relations.
Member of the European ParliamentMaximilian Krah told People’s Daily that Xinjiang-related issues are no doubt China’s internal affairs, and the U.S. has no right to weigh in. What the U.S. House of Representatives did was a total disrespect for the facts, and it is curbing the development of China by such double standard, Krah said, adding that such practice hurts China-U.S. relations and also the image of the U.S. itself.
Such act is obviously a slander against China, said Jean Pegouret, a geopolitics scholar and president ofSaphir Eurasia Promotion, France.
He said that China’s efforts to offer vocational education and training for the people affected by religious extremism in Xinjiang are obvious to all. This act neglects China’s national sovereignty and is indeed offering support for separatists and terrorists.
General Secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party (ECP) Salah Adly noted that the U.S. is in no position to interfere with China’s domestic affairs. What the U.S. politicians want is to contain China’s development by fiercely slandering and smearing China’s policy toward Xinjiang, he said, adding that such malicious political plot will never succeed.
He stressed that Xinjiang-related issues are not about ethnicity, religion, human rights or freedom, let alone politics. Indeed, they are about fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as cracking down onreligious extremists.
NateeTaweesrifuengfung, assistant to the president of Thailand’s Panyapiwat Institute of Management pointed out that the U.S. has long applied double standard to human rights issues.
Related laws enacted by Washington after the 9/11 attacks enabled the U.S. to combat terrorism overseas and send its troops to Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The U.S. politicians consider their country’s fight against terrorism righteous, buttake China’s vocational education and training for de-extremism as a violation of human rights, Taweesrifuengfung noted.
The U.S. stands up against terrorism, and so should China. It’s ridiculous for the U.S. for not allowing China to combat terrorism in the latter’s own territory, he remarked.
The rights to live and develop are the most important human rights, and are anindispensable part of human rights. Xinjiang is home to many ethnic groups, and every group should respect the right to live of others.
Taweesrifuengfung noted that many of the so-called American scholars who loosen their tongues over Xinjiang’s human rights conditions have not even visited China. “We define terrorism with a same standard, and it is hoped that the U.S. can apply the same standard to itself and other countries,” he said.
“The U.S. should introspect about how it is dealing with its own ethnic minorities,”Pegouret said, adding that the U.S. practices deserve condemnation from the international society.
The “Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019” exposed Washington’s support for the subversion and separation of China and its intention to undermine the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and such act hardly wins any support, Pegouret noted. The U.S. should take care of its own business before pointing its finger at others, he added.
SerikKorzhumbayev, editor-in-chief of Kazakh newspaper DK News is a frequent visitor to Xinjiang, and his latest visit was in July this year.
“The Chinese government has always attached high importance on Xinjiang’s development, and is sparing no effort to create favorable living conditions for local people,” he said.
A large number ofjournalists from the world, being invited to many places of Xinjiang, have had an in-depth understanding of local communities’ daily life, and had a real-life experience of the harmonious atmosphere of all ethnic groups in the region, the editor-in-chief introduced.
Facts have proved that the Chinese government has always been committed to improving the production and living conditions of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, making huge efforts to protect and promote the traditional culture of each ethnic minority group.
In particular, Xinjiang has been enjoying amazing development in recent years driven by the BRI. By actively responding to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and upholding the principle of fighting and preventing terrorism at the same time, the Chinese government has achieved favorable results in Xinjiang.
IkennaEmewu, a senior journalist and executive director of the Afri-China Media Center based in Nigeria once published an article on Nigerian newspaper This Day, calling on each country to study the counter-terrorism experience of Xinjiang. He believes that China has successfully curbed the threat of terrorism in recent years, becoming a role model for global countries in counter-terrorism.
The world, especially African countries should take a close look at China’s anti-terrorism practices, and the United Nations should also actively promote the successful experience of China in this regard, he said.
Qasim Suri, deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan told People’s Daily that the Pakistani government supports China for its necessary efforts to safeguard the peace and security of Xinjiang and even the entire region, and will not back up the negative reports by the West.
Though some western countries are not willing to accept the rise of China and Asia, the era of Asia is still coming with the success of China, he said, adding that Asian and other developing countries hope to learn from China to boost their own prosperity and the development of their respective regions.
国际人士驳斥美国所谓涉疆法案
来源：人民日报
日前，美国国会众议院通过了所谓“2019年维吾尔人权政策法案”。该法案蓄意诋毁中国新疆的人权状况，大肆抹黑中国反恐和去极端化努力，恶意攻击中国政府治疆政策，严重违反国际法和国际关系基本准则，粗暴干涉中国内政。接受本报采访的国际人士纷纷表示，美国这一法案荒谬无理，颠倒黑白，美国应该首先反省自身存在的人权问题。
欧洲议会议员马克西米利安•克拉告诉记者，毫无疑问，新疆事务属于中国内政，美国无权干涉。美国国会议员的做法完全不尊重事实，采用双重标准，企图以此来遏制中国发展。此举伤害中美关系，也损害自身形象。
法国扎菲尔欧亚合作促进会会长、地缘政治学者贝文江接受记者采访时表示，这一法案显然是对中国的污蔑。有目共睹，中国新疆对受宗教极端思想影响的民众提供职业技能教育培训。此法案不顾中国的国家主权，本质上是在支持各种分裂和恐怖势力。
埃及共产党总书记萨拉赫•阿兹利对本报记者表示，美国无权对中国的内政横加干涉。美国政客们的真实用心和目的，是企图“以疆制华”，这一政治图谋用心险恶，但不可能得逞。阿兹利强调，新疆问题根本不是美国标榜的所谓民族、宗教、人权、自由问题，更不是政治问题，而是反恐、反分裂、去极端化、打击宗教极端势力和恐怖主义的问题。
泰国正大管理学院院长助理、暹罗智库主席洪风指出，美国对“人权”本身就有着双重标准。“9•11”事件以后，美国通过相关法律，使得美国可以在海外打击恐怖主义，将军队派到阿富汗、伊拉克、叙利亚作战。美国人的反恐是反恐，中国人组织职业技能教育培训，开展去极端化工作就是违反了人权。美国不能受到恐怖主义威胁，难道中国就可以？不允许中国在自己的领土打击恐怖主义，是荒谬无理的。人权首先就是生命权、生存权、发展权等基本权利。缺失了这些基础，人权也就无从谈起。新疆有许多民族，每个民族都应该尊重其他民族的生存权。美国许多所谓学者，甚至都没来过中国，居然可以大谈所谓的新疆人权问题。“我们以同样的标准去定义恐怖主义，也希望美国用同样的标准来对待自身和他国。”
“美国是怎么对待本国少数群体的？美国应该自省。”贝文江同样表示，国际社会应当谴责美国的行为。通过这一法案暴露了他们对颠覆和分裂中国、破坏“一带一路”建设行动提供支持，这一做法实难让人认同。美国在对别人指指点点之前应当先管好自己的家务事。
哈萨克斯坦《实业报》总编辑谢里克•科尔茹姆巴耶夫曾多次到访新疆，最近一次是今年7月。“中国政府始终高度重视新疆发展，努力为当地民众创造美好生活的条件。”谢里克指出，世界各国新闻工作者到访了新疆许多地方，深入了解了当地百姓的日常生活，真切感受到各民族和谐相处的融洽氛围。事实证明，中国政府一直致力于改善新疆各族人民的生产生活条件，充分保护并积极传播各少数民族的传统文化。特别是近几年，在“一带一路”倡议的带动下，新疆更是呈现出惊人的发展速度。中国政府积极响应《联合国全球反恐战略》，坚持一手抓打击、一手抓预防，取得了良好效果。
尼日利亚资深媒体人、非洲中国媒体中心主任伊梅乌曾在尼《今日报》发表文章，呼吁世界各国认真研究借鉴新疆反恐经验。他认为，中国近年成功遏制恐怖主义威胁，为世界反恐提供了样板。全世界特别是非洲国家应当认真研究中国的反恐实践。联合国也应当积极推广中国的反恐好经验。
巴基斯坦国民议会副议长卡西姆•苏里在接受本报记者采访时表示，巴基斯坦政府支持中国为维护新疆地区以及整个区域的安全与和平所采取的必要举措，不会支持西方的负面宣传。虽然一些西方国家不愿接受中国崛起、亚洲崛起的事实，但是伴随着中国的成功，属于亚洲的时代正在到来。亚洲以及其他发展中国家希望学习中国经验，以促进自身和区域繁荣。
