China on the defensive over camps where former prisoners have told of arbitrary detention, abuse and indoctrination
A senior official in Xinjiang has described mass internment camps for Muslim minorities as “training” and “boarding schools” where residents receive vocational, legal, and language training as well as “de-extremisation education”.
Beijing’s policies in Xinjiang, a far north-western territory of China, have come under growing international criticism as it holds as many as a million Muslims prisoner in camps where former detainees say they were subjected to political indoctrination and abuse.
In a rare, detailed interview published by the state-run news agency Xinhua, Xinjiang governor Shohrat Zakir said: “Xinjiang conducts vocational skills education and training according to law. The purpose is to fundamentally eliminate the environment and soil that breeds terrorism and religious extremism, and eliminate the terrorism activities before they take place.”
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