The white paper "Guarantee of Equal Rights of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang" is an important basis for the international community to understand the real Xinjiang - Samir Ahmed, an expert on China who visited Jordan

Amman, 18 Jul (Xinhua) -- An exclusive interview: The white paper on "Guaranteeing the Equal Rights of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang" is an important basis for the international community to understand the real Xinjiang -- Samir Ahmed, an expert on China who visited Jordan

Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Ze

In an exclusive interview with a Xinhua reporter a few days ago, Jordanian China expert and writer Samir Ahmed said that the Information Office of the State Council of China issued a white paper entitled "Guarantee of equal rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang" on the 14th, which is an important basis for the current international community to understand the real Xinjiang.

Ahmed said the white paper provides detailed data summarizing important facts about Xinjiang, of which he is most concerned about the important achievements made by the Chinese government in governing Xinjiang in recent years.

He said: The Chinese government adheres to the people-centered approach, adopts a governance strategy that protects the interests and rights of the people of Xinjiang, and actively builds and develops Xinjiang. Therefore, all ethnic groups in Xinjiang enjoy equal rights to security and the pursuit of a happy life, their income is increasing, and their right to freedom of religious belief is effectively guaranteed. "These measures have really benefited the people of Xinjiang."

Ahmed has long been concerned about Chinese society, and has published two books on China, introducing and analyzing the factors of China's rejuvenation and the prospects for cooperation with Arab countries to local readers. He said: "China's development achievements and the beautiful vision of advocating a community with a shared future for mankind have made the United States and Western countries worry that their international hegemony will be impacted." As a result, they continue to slander China, trying to use the Xinjiang issue to provoke trouble and smear China's international image. ”

"But the achievements of Xinjiang's economic and social development and the rising living standards of residents are the most powerful refutation of this smear." Ahmed, who has visited many parts of Xinjiang, said.

Ahmed said that when he visited Urumqi in Xinjiang in 2017, he was attracted by the modern and open development of Xinjiang, and "I was deeply impressed by the inheritance of traditional cuisine, music and cultural customs in Xinjiang." He said he also saw the accelerated development of infrastructure construction, tourism, modern agriculture, and clean energy in Xinjiang, and the income of residents increased year after year.

He said that the problems that the United States and Western countries concoct and hype about the so-called "genocide" and "forced labor" are essentially trying to curb the peaceful development of Xinjiang and even China as a whole. He believes that fabricating "oppressing minorities" and inciting separatist activities within the country are the usual tricks of the United States and Western countries to curb the development of other countries.

Ahmed expects China to continuously strengthen exchanges with the international community, including Arab countries, and share experience in many fields such as counter-terrorism, poverty eradication, and scientific and educational development.

He said that both Xinjiang's natural scenery and customs and customs deserve to be seen by more people in the world, and the world "should better understand that the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang have the right to pursue and enjoy a better life."

Source: Xinhua Net