Beijing takes foreign media to Xinjiang in bid to dispel suspicion

Trip arranged last week for about 10 foreign media outlets, including Associated Press

TV Tokyo, which also attended, reports that sanctioned company denies use of forced labour

Amber Wang  in Beijing

SCMP

Published: 10:29pm, 27 Apr, 2021

China organised a trip to Xinjiang for foreign media last week to defend its policies in the region following mounting international criticism of alleged human rights abuses.

About 10 foreign media including Associated Press (AP) and TV Tokyo were invited to the region in the country’s far west, the South China Morning Post has learned.

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1. By arranging media to visit Xinjiang, will have easily dispel US and the West false accusation about genocide in Xinjiang. 

2. China can adopt "heart softpower" to defend against accusation without basis --- by not taking a hard stand or retaliation that will hurt mutual interest (especially the businesses and jobs - who are not involve in the politics. 

3. Overtime, the World will have more positive views about China and this will in the long run not detrimental to China interest. 

4. Facts and evidences --- speak better than a thousand words.

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1. China will need longer runway to convince and win over the World's view on China's development and interaction with the World. 

2. The more China display its "Heart Softpower" that bring about mutual benefits - with itself and the World ---- the greater the World will embrace China positively with the World system.

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User since Apr 2014

Patrick N.

@Babe B. What took the Chinese so long? Couldn't all these false talk of "genocide" be dispelled almost immediately if the Chinese authorities had taken prompt action? The damage to China's reputation is deep as the Xinjiang "vocation camps" is a windfall for anti-China forces. 

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User since Mar 2021

Babe B.

@Patrick N. 1. Well I can't answer on behalf of China - why China take some times to arrange for the media visit (anyway this is China sovereignty - as China is not obliged to do so). 

2. But however, the accusers will have a whole lot of credibility issues to answer to the World - why they make false accusation - if it turn out to be false.

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User since Dec 2020

Itchyvet

@Babe B. China's chances of "winning over" the Western World are about as succesfull as Iran's chances of being treated in fairness by that same  'Western World". No matter what China does, it will not appease the Western World. The sooner China realises this and understands it the better for them. They need to take a page from the Russian book and turn away from trying to appease them, stand their ground, and conduct their businesses with nations that treat them with courtesy and a level playing field.

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User since Mar 2021

Babe B.

@Itchyvet 1. China don't need to appease anyone or the Western world. 

2. China only need to do what is morally right. 

3. China only need to conduct international dealings - with mutual benefits in mind. 

4. As long as China do so conscientiously, China will win over friends.  

5. There is no need to bend over to appease anyone.

User since Mar 2021

Babe B.

@Itchyvet 1. The west bring to the world - market economy, democracy and freedom. 

2. China benefited from the market economy and bring positive impact to Global Economy in trade, investment and business. 

3. Now China need to think of ways that China can bring to the World - a system, a set of thinkings ---- that is beneficial to itself and the World. 

4. Only then, China can win over the rest of the World. ----- and this could be "Heart Softpower". 心法 软实力。

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