The government of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday met the media to respond to claims of forced labor in the region made by U.S. politicians. According to the spokesperson for the autonomous regional government, the accusations contradict the facts in Xinjiang and ignore the good life of its people.

The Xinjiang regional government says the U.S. has no right to interfere in China's domestic affairs. Xu Guixiang, spokesperson for Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Government, said, "The so-called Xinjiang-related issues are not ethnic, religious, or human rights issues, but are anti-violence, anti-infiltration, anti-separatism, and anti-interference issues. However, the U.S. leader turns a blind eye to this, willfully continuing the Trump administration's legacy."

The spokesperson said that the Xinjiang government prioritizes people-centered development with favorable labor and employment policies. Official figures show that the annual income of Xinjiang workers on contract in other provinces or cities in China is about 40,000 yuan per capita. That's about equal to the disposable income of local urban residents. In comparison, the annual income of workers on contract in Xinjiang outside their hometowns is about 30,000 yuan per capita. It's much higher than the household income of those involved in farming.

Also speaking were representatives from Xinjiang's cotton textile industry, silicon mining industry, and garment industry. One of the representatives was from one of the six enterprises on the U.S. entity list for "violating human rights and high-tech surveillance." They said U.S. accusations and sanctions could destroy their lives.