Chinese flags line a road leading to a facility believed to be a re-education camp where Muslim ethnic minorities are detained on the outskirts of Hotan in Xinjiang. Photo: AFP
China defends its ‘vocational training centres’ in Xinjiang white paper
- It claims regional government organised ‘employment-oriented training’ and labour skills for nearly 1.3 million workers a year from 2014 to 2019
- Beijing faces mounting criticism from Western countries and human rights groups over its policies in the far western region
Chinese flags line a road leading to a facility believed to be a re-education camp where Muslim ethnic minorities are detained on the outskirts of Hotan in Xinjiang. Photo: AFP
