China slams wrong comments in Indian media on Xinjiang-related issues

The Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday issued a solemn statement expressing strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the erroneous remarks of the Indian media publishing an article by a member of the National Security Advisory Board of India, which spread the lies of the so-called "genocide," "forced labor" and "suppression of religious freedom" in Xinjiang.

"The allegations such as so-called 'genocide,' 'forced labor' and 'suppression of religious freedom' in Xinjiang are unscrupulously slander attacks on China. They were ugly farces directed by a handful of colluding individuals in the political, media and academic fields in Western countries," the statement said.

"We hoped that relevant media and people in India could think independently, have a sober understanding of a few Western countries' behavior to interfere in other countries' internal affairs and contain developing countries under the pretext of human rights, earnestly respect China's core interests and major concerns, take an objective view of Xinjiang's economic and social development achievements, and stop spreading disinformation," read the statement.