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A father with child in Xinjiang
[Simon Sun / Creative Commons]
ENVOYS from 30 Islamic countries said they believe China is protecting the rights of the Uighur population in the semi-autonomous Xinjiang region after a five-day visit.
Diplomats from countries including Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen and Pakistan visited Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi along with Kashgar and Aksu prefectures from August 1 to 5.
They were invited by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
STEPHEN BELL reports from a delegation that traced the steps of China’s socialist revolution from its first modest meetings to the Red Army’s epic 9,000km battle to create the modern nation that today defies every capitalist assumption
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