Deep Read: On the road in a disputed region – China’s big Xinjiang show
Factories, folklore, dubious experts: China invites foreign guests to the region notorious for the alleged oppression of the Uyghurs. Our correspondent was among them.
A conference is being held in Ürümqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, which has faced international criticism over allegations of forced labor and human rights abuses against Uyghurs. The event, organized by Chinese authorities, features 11 speakers, including Barry Sautman, a 77-year-old US-Canadian political scientist from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
The conference aims to counter criticism, with some attendees seemingly uninterested and others eagerly awaiting Sautman's speech. Katja Drinhausen from the Merics thinktank says the goal of such trips is not to provide transparency but to show that many people do not believe allegations of human rights abuses.
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