China's top legislature oppose Xinjiang related bill signed by Trump

(Karachi) The foreign affairs committees of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC) and National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), have expressed reservations and strongly opposed Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 which was signed into law by US President Donald Trump.

Showing displeasure, the committee termed the Xinjiang related bill as a brutal action by US to interfere in China's internal affairs. It stated that the US violated international laws and the basic principles of international affairs by introducing the law.

It maintained no force could stop Xinjiang from moving toward stability, development and prosperity.

It highlighted that Xinjiang issues are not about human rights and ethnic groups but about fighting terrorism and extremism. The US was also a victim of terrorism, so it should understand China's measures.

On June 17, President Trump signed legislation calling for sanctions on those responsible for China’s forced labor camps targeting Uighur Muslims and other Muslim minority groups.

The legislation holds accountable perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses such as the systematic use of indoctrination camps, forced labor, and intrusive surveillance to eradicate the ethnic identity and religious beliefs of Uyghurs and other minorities in China.

The legislation condemns the Chinese Communist Party for its treatment of Uighur Muslims and other Muslim minorities and calls for the camps in China’s Xinjiang region to be closed.