U.S. double standard on anti-terrorism disdained by international community
By People’s Daily
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the so-called “Uyghur Human
Rights Policy Act of 2019” on December 3 local time, maliciously attacking the
human rights in Xinjiang, slandering China’s de-radicalization and
anti-terrorism efforts, making groundless accusations against the Chinese
government’s Xinjiang policies and grossly interfering in China’s internal
affairs.
The hypocrisy and hegemony of the U.S. have been exposed and whatever
ulterior motives it has against China are doomed to fail.
As is already known, human rights have a wide range of varieties, among
which the rights to live and development are the basic ones as well as the
prerequisite and foundation for protecting the other rights of individuals and
collectives.
Without a safe and stable social environment, human beings’ rights to
live and development wouldn’t be guaranteed, let alone other kinds of rights.
For a long time, terrorist attacks have not only damaged people’s lives
and property, but have caused great panic among the society, spoiled the social
environment, hindered economic development and progress, and seriously
endangered people’s rights to live and development.
Until today, terrorism and religious extremism are still raging around
the world as a malignant tumor of the human society.
Xinjiang is a major battlefield for China to fight against terrorism
and extremism. From the 1990s to the beginning of the 21st, terrorist attacks had
struck Xinjiang frequently, greatly endangering the lives, property, and basic
human rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
Under such circumstances, Xinjiang has taken measures to strike at
terrorism and extremism, including carrying out vocational education and
training, which accords with Chinese laws and regulations as well as the
preventive counter-terrorism approach of the United Nations (UN).
These measures turned out to be effective and were welcomed and
supported by people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
By now, the local security situation has improved markedly and
religious extremism has been effectively curbed. With the basic rights well
protected, people from different ethnic groups and religions could live in
harmony and peace and gradually form a better atmosphere in the society in
pursuit of modern scientific and technological knowledge and civilization.
For three years in a row, no violent or terrorist activities have
occurred in Xinjiang.
Regrettably, however, the U.S. has not only turned a blind eye to
Xinjiang’s efforts to fight terrorism and protect human rights in accordance
with the law, turned a blind eye to Xinjiang’s economic growth, social
stability, ethnic solidarity, and harmony among religions, but also opted to
fabricate facts and smear China’s efforts in counter-terrorism and
de-radicalization.
This is a typical double standard on counter-terrorism and exposes the
U.S. hypocrisy on human rights issues.
In fact, the U.S. has always applied international law in a selective
way as regards counter-terrorism to maintain its hegemony in the world.
Under the guise of human rights and anti-terrorism, it has waged wars
in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and other places, causing millions of
casualties and a large number of displaced people.
However, the country dares to criticize China for carrying out
vocational education and training in Xinjiang to fight extremism. It doesn’t
make sense, not by any means.
Such unreasonable double standard of the U.S. will only arouse indignation
among the advocates for justice and conscience in the world.
Facts speak louder than words, and the truth will prevail in the end.
While condemning the U.S. for its hegemonic and hypocritical behavior, the
international community has recognized China’s achievements of anti-terrorism,
de-radicalization and social governance in Xinjiang.
Vocational education and training centers are established and run in
Xinjiang with the aim to prevent the breeding and spread of terrorism and
religious extremism and effectively curb frequent terrorist incidents and
protecting the rights to life, health, and development of the people of all
ethnic groups.
Many people from all over the world have visited Xinjiang and become
aware that it is urgent, necessary, legitimate and reasonable to carry out
vocational education and training in Xinjiang.
They believe that the vocational education and training centers have
saved the participants from being manipulated by terrorism and religious
extremism and contributed to the counter-terrorism and de-radicalization cause
in the international society.
Terrorism and religious extremism are still the common challenges
facing humanity and many countries are actively exploring solutions based on
their actual conditions.
The U.S. has used the so-called human rights issue to smear and attack
China’s anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang, which is disdained by the
international community.
It should immediately abandon the double standard on counter-terrorism
and de-radicalization, stop fabricating the so-called “human rights issue” in
Xinjiang, and stop interfering in China’s internal affairs with the
Xinjiang-related bill.
U.S. double standard on anti-terrorism disdained by international community
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