The white paper claims China has destroyed 1,588 terrorist groups in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters The white paper claims China has destroyed 1,588 terrorist groups in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
The white paper claims China has destroyed 1,588 terrorist groups in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters

Xinjiang

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China says it has arrested 13,000 ‘terrorists’ in Xinjiang as it seeks to justify internment camps for Muslims

  • But white paper does not say how many people have been detained in camps, a number UN estimates at 1 million or more
  • Analyst says it is a ‘clear attempt to respond to the growing global outcry’

Topic |   Xinjiang
Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 11:29pm, 18 Mar, 2019

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The white paper claims China has destroyed 1,588 terrorist groups in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters The white paper claims China has destroyed 1,588 terrorist groups in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
The white paper claims China has destroyed 1,588 terrorist groups in Xinjiang. Photo: Reuters
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