Ozil influenced by fake news, says China
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil has called out China for its mistreatment of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang. – EPA pic, December 16, 2019.
CHINA today said Arsenal footballer Mesut Ozil was “deceived by fake news” after he posted criticism of Beijing’s treatment of its Uighur minority, and urged him to visit Xinjiang to see for himself. Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang in a tweet Friday, and criticised Muslim countries for failing to speak up about the alleged abuses.
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