Published 20:28 IST, October 29th 2020
Mike Pompeo calls China the 'gravest threat' to religious freedom
US' Mike Pompeo has launched yet another verbal attack on China and called the Asian country as the “gravest threat” to the future of religious freedom.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched yet ar verbal attack on China and called Asian country as “gravest threat” to future of religious freedom. As one of most senior officials in US President Donald Trump ministration departed from India to start his visits to Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, Pompeo attacked Chinese Communist Praty for its treatment of Uighur Muslim mirity in remote area of Xinjiang.
While dressing world’s biggest Muslim population in Indonesia, on October 29, Pompeo said that CCP has unleashed a “war against people” from all faiths, including Muslims, Buddhists, Christians among ors. In a speech to a major Muslim organisation Nahdlatul Ulama, US Secretary of State called CCP “aist” and lashed out on ministration for its attempt to defend “brutalisation” of Muslim mirity in China.
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" aist Chinese communist party has tried to convince world that its brutalisation of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang is necessary as counter-terrorism or poverty alleviation," he ded.
United Nations (UN) has estimated that re are nearly one million Muslims who have been detained in Asian country’s remote region. Meanwhile, activists claim that several human rights violations are taking place in Xinjiang. But, China has categorically denied all allegations and claims that camps in area are set up to provide ‘vocational training’ to tackle extremism.
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Pompeo says ‘look at facts’
On China’s denial, Pompeo said that re is justification for ill-treatment of Uighur Muslims including forcing people in so-called ‘detention’ camps to eat pork during Islam’s holy month. While dressing people in Indonesia, Pompeo urged m to “look at facts” and t pay heed to CCP’s false assurance. He said, " Chinese Communist Party has tried to convince Indonesians to look away from torments your fellow Muslims are suffering... Search your hearts. Look at facts," before ding “Think about what you kw of how an authoritarian government treats those who resist its rule."
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20:28 IST, October 29th 2020