When asked if Ilham Tohti was still alive, the foreign ministry spokesman didn't respond. FMTNews China Uighur
December 19, 2019 7:16 PMBEIJING: China called jailed Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti a “terrorist” on Thursday and refused to confirm whether he was still alive, after his daughter accepted a European Parliament human rights award on his behalf.
When asked if Tohti was still alive on Thursday, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang did not respond. “We hope that relevant parties can respect China’s internal affairs and judicial sovereignty, and not help publicise the unworthy cause of a terrorist.”
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