'Will respond in kind': China warns Australia against sanctions over human rights abuse

China has warned Australia that it will “respond in kind” if Canberra followed suit of or nations by sanctioning Beijing over human rights violations against ethnic mirity of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, reported ANI citing local media reports. In a conference on April 8. Chinese ambassor Cheng Jingye said that Beijing "will t swallow bitter pill of interfering or meddling in China's internal affairs.” As per reports, Cheng was joined by Chinese government officials through a Zoom call from Xinjiangfor a two-hour-long press conference in Canberra.

During conference, Chinese government officials t only rejected Australian government’s accusations as “fake news” and “lies” but also featured propaganda-style videos about how life could look in automous region of rth-western China. However, reportedly, members of Uyghur community in Australia labelled presentation on Xinjiang as “preposterous propaganda.”

conference by Chinese officials came as tensions between Australia and China have reached an all-time-low with issues ranging from tre war to Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Canberra has slapped several sanctions on Beijing with China reiterating in a similar manner.  Cheng’s warning to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government came after United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Cana imposed sanctions on officials responsible for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. 

China Releases Xinjiang-med Musical Movie

presentation was displayed to dismiss Australia’s allegation just as a new state-produced Xinjiang-med movie Wings of Songs has hit China’s cinema’s and it portrays “ region’s rich cultural resources”, devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even Islam of its majority Uyghur population. 

According to Global Times, movie focuses on three men from different ethnic groups dreaming of big time as y gar musical inspiration across cultures in sw-capped mountains and desert-scapes of vast region. movie has been inspired by Hollywood’s La La Land and it features “strong ethnic characteristics of Xinjiang”. 

However, Wings of Songs is believed to an elaborate PR offensive to rebrand rth-western region where US, or western countries and human rights groups say gecide has been inflicted on Uyghurs and or Muslim mirities. 

Im credits: AP