Ankara, July 15: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticized by China for describing the Xinjiang violence as “genocide”.
The English-language China Daily said in an editorial on Tuesday that Erdogan should retract his criticism that China had failed to stop the violence.
“Mr. Erdogan’s description of the riots in Xinjiang as ‘a kind of genocide’ is an irresponsible and groundless accusation,” the paper wrote.
The editorial reaffirmed the government’s position that the initial violence was orchestrated by outsiders looking to separate the region of mountains and deserts from the rest of China.
The article added that Erdogan’s comments constituted “interference in China’s internal affairs”.
Last week’s clashes between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in Urumqi left at least 184 people dead and 1,680 injured.Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticized by China for describing the Xinjiang violence as “genocide”.
The English-language China Daily said in an editorial on Tuesday that Erdogan should retract his criticism that China had failed to stop the violence.
“Mr. Erdogan’s description of the riots in Xinjiang as ‘a kind of genocide’ is an irresponsible and groundless accusation,” the paper wrote.
The editorial reaffirmed the government’s position that the initial violence was orchestrated by outsiders looking to separate the region of mountains and deserts from the rest of China.
The article added that Erdogan’s comments constituted “interference in China’s internal affairs”.
Last week’s clashes between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in Urumqi left at least 184 people dead and 1,680 injured.Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticized by China for describing the Xinjiang violence as “genocide”.
The English-language China Daily said in an editorial on Tuesday that Erdogan should retract his criticism that China had failed to stop the violence.
“Mr. Erdogan’s description of the riots in Xinjiang as ‘a kind of genocide’ is an irresponsible and groundless accusation,” the paper wrote.
The editorial reaffirmed the government’s position that the initial violence was orchestrated by outsiders looking to separate the region of mountains and deserts from the rest of China.
The article added that Erdogan’s comments constituted “interference in China’s internal affairs”.
Last week’s clashes between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in Urumqi left at least 184 people dead and 1,680 injured.
—–Agencies