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Embassy in the UK: 'Uygur Tribunal' a farce to contain China
Updated 13:20, 07-Jun-2021
CGTN

China's embassy in the UK on Saturday lashed out at the "Uygur Tribunal," saying it is just another anti-China farce concocted by a few individuals with the end goal of using Xinjiang to contain China.

The embassy said the "pseudo tribunal," patched up by people with ulterior motives and lacking weight or authority, is neither legal nor credible, one day after the "Uygur Tribunal" launched a series of hearings on whether the Chinese government committed "genocide" in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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This "tribunal" is not a judicial organ or procedure as the term suggests, the embassy noted, adding that it is composed of people with ulterior motives and carries no weight or authority. It said the"tribunal" is funded by the World Uygur Congress, an organization dedicated to separating Xinjiang from China. 

The "experts" and "witnesses" include Adrian Zenz, who the embassy said has long been spreading lies about Xinjiang as well as several "actors" who have been found to be habitually fabricating all sorts of "persecution" stories that never happened.

The statement said the "chair" Geoffrey Nice reportedly used to be a British agent who is known for filing frivolous lawsuits, and has close ties with various anti-China forces.

The "trial" is just a despicable act of spreading lies, the embassy stated, adding that a lie can never become truth even if repeated a thousand times. 

"No matter how hard they try to sell the show, they won't be able to change the fact that Xinjiang is enjoying stability, development and prosperity, and the residents of all ethnic groups there are leading happy and fulfilling lives," read the statement.

(Cover: People dance at a square during a culture and tourism festival themed on Dolan and Qiuci culture in Awat County of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, October 25, 2019. /Xinhua)

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