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China rebutted on Monday speculation made by foreign media and politicians over population growth changes in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying that these were caused by various factors including changing attitudes toward marriage and raising children.

Labor workers of Xinjiang's all ethnic groups, including ethnic minorities, have their rights and interests protected by law, and have the freedom to choose their professions and locations of work, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Tuesday.

A Chinese UN envoy on Friday refuted accusations by the United States over China's counter-terrorism efforts in its northwestern region of Xinjiang.

China's westernmost Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious region. It's difficult enough to understand its complexity to begin with, and Western propaganda didn't make things any easier.

For the past half year, 23-year-old Halinur has been working in a restaurant in her hometown, a city called Turpan in China's northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The people alleged to be missing from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have been found to be living peaceful and happy lives, an official from the region's government said on Tuesday.

The so-called "Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019" passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 3, which distorts the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang, has been condemned by an expert from Pakistan.

The protection of minority rights in China's Xinjiang is the envy of many countries, says a Serbian official.

The approval of a Xinjiang-related bill by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month shows a double standard on terrorism, a Serbian party leader has said.

"China has given the people of Xinjiang means to express themselves in their own language and develop their own culture," said Perincek.

The Xinjiang-related bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is a flagrant intervention in China's domestic affairs and violates international law and ethics, Dogu Perincek, chairman of Turkey's Patriotic Party, has said.

German football player Mesut Ozil seems to have been deceived by fake news and he should come to see for himself a real Xinjiang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday.

The Xinjiang-related bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives shows a disregard for facts, Cem Kizilcec, director of the International Department of Turkey's Socialism Studies Academic Association, has said.

Recently, we have noted that you have made a number of remarks about China, including false accusations against the ethnic, religious and human rights situations in Xinjiang. As scholars and religious personnel in Xinjiang, we deeply deplore your irresponsible and erroneous remarks.

The so-called “Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019” recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is totally ridiculous and calling black white, international experts told People’s Daily in recent interviews. They believe the U.S. should introspect about its own human rights problems first.

Leaders of some Chinese American groups on Tuesday expressed firm opposition to and issued a strong condemnation of the Xinjiang-related bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The spokesperson of the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations (UN) on Tuesday resolutely opposed the U.S. ambassador's interference in China's internal affairs under the pretext of human rights.

The purpose behind the Xinjiang-related bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is to impede China's development by creating trouble, General Secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party Salah Adly has said.

Scholars in Xinjiang have expressed great indignation over and issued strong condemnation for the passage of a Xinjiang-related bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The progress made in the field of human rights protection in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a hard fact that cannot be disputed.

The head of the government of Xinjiang on Monday said the region is determined in counter-terrorism, deradicalization and maintaining development.

After the U.S. House of Representatives passed the so-called "Uygur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019" despite China's strong opposition, experts have criticized the U.S. move, saying that it reveals the U.S. double standard on human rights and counter-terrorism, as well as its sinister intention to contain China's development.

Foreign countries and experts have joined forces to condemn the passage of the so-called "Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019" by the U.S. House of Representatives despite China's strong opposition.

Religious leaders in Xinjiang have expressed strong indignation over and firm opposition to the passage of a Xinjiang-related bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Trainees participating in education and training programs of standard spoken and written Chinese, understanding of the law, vocational skills and deradicalization at vocational education and training centers in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have all graduated, a regional official said Monday.

No terrorist incidents have occurred in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in three years, where social public security has improved significantly, a regional official said at a press conference in Beijing Monday.

More than 2.38 million people in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been lifted out of poverty since 2014, and the people in Xinjiang are now enjoying a growing sense of fulfillment, happiness and security, a regional official said Monday.

The education and training programs in Xinjiang have yielded positive results, an official of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said at a press conference in Beijing Monday.

One should always set a good example before lecturing others, especially when portraying themselves as a defender of a just cause.

The Xinjiang-related act recently approved by U.S. Congress is another example of American arrogance and unwarranted interference in other countries' affairs, said Robert Griffiths, general secretary of the Communist Party of Britain.

The most fundamental human right is the right to a safe life, and only by ensuring people's safety can human rights be protected.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday local time passed the so-called "Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019," which has grossly interfered in China's internal affairs and slandered China's efforts in deradicalization and counter-terrorism in Xinjiang.

Human rights and counter-terrorism experts from Chinese universities and institutes Friday condemned the passage of a Xinjiang-related bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Terrorism and extremism are mankind's common adversaries. Yet Washington, by smearing China's anti-terror commitments and achievements in Xinjiang, is sending a dangerously wrong message.

Some countries and individuals have recently started to stir up the so-called "Xinjiang issue" again, in an attempt to slander China's efforts in counter-terrorism and de-radicalization, and to sow discord between China and the Islamic world, a Chinese diplomat has said.

The U.S. House of Representatives, with a group of politicians who may have never set foot on Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has passed a bill related to the northwest China region, criticizing the human rights situation there.

The Committee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee on Thursday condemned the passing of a bill on Xinjiang-related issues by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The China Foundation for Human Rights Development Thursday strongly condemned and protested against the passage of a Xinjiang-related bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Two Afghan journalists who visited China recently affirmed that Muslims in the country's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region enjoy religious and social freedom.

A few days ago, the so-called Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 was passed by the U.S. Congress, which did its best to slander the human rights condition in Xinjiang, and smear Xinjiang’s counterterrorism and deradicalization efforts. As a Chinese who has been working and living in Xinjiang, I am shocked by the despicable act of disregarding facts and confounding black and white on the part of these American politicians, and even more outraged by their brazen interference in China’s domestic affairs.

On Dec. 3rd, the US House of Representatives passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 regardless of China’s solemn representations and firm opposition. Based on groundless accusations, false and fabricated facts with obvious ideological bias, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 applys double standards and wantonly attacks Xinjiang for its human rights condition and its fight against terrorism and extremism.As a native official in Xinjiang, a participant, witness, insider and beneficiary of the stability and development in Xinjiang, I was overwhelmed with indignation upon their interference in China’s internal affairs and violation of international law and basic norms governing international relations.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Wednesday summoned William Klein, acting deputy chief of the Mission of the U.S. Embassy in China,

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the 70th anniversary of Peaceful Liberation of Xinjiang.

We have always resolutely combated violent terrorist crimes and extremism, and protected the people’s rights and safety in accordance with law.

At present, Xinjiang has entered its best and most prosperous stage in history with social harmony and stability, sustained economic development, and happy, peaceful life for its people.

A series of housing projects in 22 impoverished counties in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have benefited around 396,100 households since 2018, not only providing better homes for those who once lived in shabby residences but also boosting their source of livelihood.