A woman works at a factory in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /Xinhua Vocational education and training center graduates in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have refuted accusations of "genocide" in the region, saying the centers have saved them from religious extremism and helped them live better lives.
URUMQI, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The brother of a "witness" at the "Uyghur Tribunal" has debunked claims that he and his sister were subjected to torture in a vocational education and training center. Speaking at a press conference held by the regional government of Xinjiang on Wednesday, Akbar Tursun refuted the narrative of his elder sister Mihrigul Tursun, saying that nobody in their family had been to such a facility.
Nang, a kind of roasted flatbread, is a local specialty that the people in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region simply cannot live without. The bread exudes an invigorating smell right after being freshly baked in an artisanal oven, and after taking a bite you’ll find that its texture is extra crunchy.
Residents participate in a wedding ceremony at a scenic spot by Ili River in Yining of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 5, 2017.Photo:Xinhua Some Western media outlets have started hyping another report by pseudo scholar Adrian Zenz, which claimed there will be millions fewer Uygur and other ethnic minority newborns in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the coming 20 years, but the unreliable "research" has been slammed by Chinese observers as pure political manipulation.
