China bites New Zealand after Uighurs have wronged the condemnation, but criticism pales in comparison to the Chinese attack on Australia

They are now being bombed in New Zealand, and the Chinese Embassy here is warning Aotearoa to stay out of “China’s internal affairs.”

“We urge the New Zealand side to comply with international law and the basic standards of international relations, respect China’s sovereignty and stop using Xinjiang to interfere in China’s internal affairs,” the embassy said.

The embassy says that some countries and the media “have fabricated and spread unfounded misinformation about Xinjiang in order to spoil China’s image.” [and] Sinister policy in Xinjiang. “

Then he follows up with a routine answer that China often provides when asked about Xinjiang, claiming that the detention camps in the region have “fighting terrorism and extremism” and “have not practiced” forced labor “and” religious oppression “there.

“It is just evil and politically motivated propaganda and it couldn’t be further from the truth.”

According to the embassy, ​​Uyghurs in the region have raised their life expectancy and are stable. It is said that Xinjiang is open to people to see for themselves, but China opposes “any condescending guilt.”

However, New Zealand’s criticism of Australia is muted. This is not surprising given the tense relations between Beijing and Canberra.

Australia’s “allegations” are said to be “baseless attacks on China and purely political manipulation” and are “a despicable tactic to discredit the Australian side with China”.

“We urge the Australian government to stop defaming China, not interfere in China’s internal affairs, and not apply double standards of human rights,” the letter said.

“We urge Australia to reflect on and address its own problems, in particular the killing of innocent civilians by the Australian army abroad, the exacerbation of racial discrimination and the disproportionate respect for the rights of indigenous peoples that have been longstanding. As inhuman treatment of prisoners in overseas detention centers.”

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying was also asked about comments from New Zealand and Australia during her press conference on Thursday.

She repeated several embassy comments, but focused her criticism on Australia and the Five Eyes Alliance in general.

The Five Eyes allies cannot represent the international community. As the Chinese proverb says, “A good cause finds ample support while an unjust cause has little. Just look at the map of the world and you will see that China has friends all over the world.” Why should we be concerned?

This is not the first time that China targeted New Zealand last year.

China invited Aotearoa in July “correcting the mistake” After the extradition agreement with Hong Kong was suspended due to concerns about the independence of the financial center. Early December, Hoa I wondered why New Zealand got involved In a feud between Australia and China over a Twitter image.

In recent years, a plethora of reliable international accounts and first-hand accounts have emerged that reveal the horrific treatment of the Uyghurs.

At the beginning of this year The BBC has published testimonials Former prisoner from Uyghur camp on an “organized system of gang rape, sexual assault and torture”. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in 2019 A number of documents have been issued by the Chinese government Description of a large-scale surveillance program in Xinjiang.

A landmark independent report from the Washington, DC think tank This month it was discovered that China is violating every prohibited act The United Nations Convention on Genocide, under which the Chinese state “intended to destroy the Uyghurs as a group”.

However, New Zealand does have it So far, marking the treatment of Uyghurs “Genocide” by the Chinese state. The United States, Canada and Denmark made statements in this regard.

Instead, New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaya Mahuta stressed the need for an independent observer who could enter Xinjiang freely.