Published 15:20 IST, December 15th 2019
China tightens its grip on information after Xinjiang document leaks
China is tightening its grip on the information after documents leaked and reportedly the government in far west Xinjiang region is deleting, destroying data.
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Chinese government in far west Xinjiang region is deleting data, destroying documents, and tightening its grip on information in response to leaks of classified documents of its mass detention camps for Muslim mirities. Reportedly, several high-level meetings have also been held after leaked documents disclosed Beijing's deliberate strategy to contain Uighur Muslims even before y commit a crime and rewire ir thoughts along with langu y speak.
papers even showed how Chinese government is pioneering a form of social control using artificial intelligence. In aftermath of leak, top officials discussed ir plans in meetings at Chinese Communist Party’s regional hequarters in Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. Nearly four officials have revealed information to international ncy on condition of anymity because of fears of retribution against mselves.
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People have 'gruated'
China who has denied against repeated claims of 'gecide' and violence against Uighurs has also called m 'educational camps'. Shohrat Zakir, Xinjiang’s Uighur goverr said on December 9 that all people who were part of vocational training centres in Xinjiang have 'gruated' and are living happy lives. se remarks again opposed reported remarks by family members of Uighurs and or predominantly Muslim ethnic mirities who said that y are still detained in camps and prisons.
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“When lives of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang were seriously threatened by terrorism, U.S. turned a deaf ear,” Zakir said at a press briefing. “On contrary, w that Xinjiang society is steily developing and people of all ethnicities are living and working in peace, U.S. feels uneasy, and attacks and smears Xinjiang.”
leaked internal documents revealed directives of President Xi Jinping to “show absolutely mercy” on Uighur Muslims, a mirity ethnic group, in “struggle against terrorism, infiltration and separatism”. 403-p long documents, leaked to an American daily, include internal speeches by Jinping and or officials, directives and reports on surveillance and control of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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14:32 IST, December 15th 2019