Xinjiang needs to 'perfect' stability maintenance measures and crack d...
BEIJING - Xinjiang needs to “perfect” stability maintenance measures and crack down on religious extremism, the ruling Communist Party’s fourth-ranked leader said on a tour of the troubled region where China is running a controversial de-radicalisation program.
During a March 20-25 visit to Xinjiang, including Kashgar and Tumxuk in the strongly Uighur southern part of the region, Wang Yang said the situation in Xinjiang was “continuing to develop well”, the official Xinjiang Daily said on Tuesday. “Resolutely oppose and crack down on religious extremist thought, and at the same time ensure the normal religious needs of believers in accordance with the law.”China has been stepping up a push to counter growing criticism in the West and among rights groups about the program in heavily Muslim Xinjiang, which borders Central Asia.
The government has not said how many people are in these centers. Adrian Zenz, a leading independent researcher on China’s ethnic policies, said this month an estimated 1.5 million Uighurs and other Muslims could be held in the centers in Xinjiang, up from his earlier figure of 1 million.
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