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China newspaper defends Xinjiang Muslim crackdown

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Last Updated : Aug 13 2018 | 4:20 PM IST

An official Communist Party newspaper is defending China's campaign of pressure and internment against the country's Uighur Muslim minority, saying it had prevented the far-northwestern region of Xinjiang from "becoming 'China's Syria' or 'China's Libya.'"
Today's Global Times editorial comes after a UN anti-discrimination committee raised concerns Friday over China's treatment of Uighurs, citing reports of mass detentions that is said "resembles a massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy."

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First Published: Aug 13 2018 | 4:20 PM IST

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