China is condemning Turkey over its claim that a celebrated musician from China’s Turkic Muslim Uighur ethnic group has died in custody.
Overseas ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying stated Monday that a temporary video clip of Abdurehim Heyit issued by state media exhibits he’s nonetheless alive.
She informed a day by day briefing that the Turkish aspect had “made a really dangerous mistake which is sort of irresponsible.”
Turkey’s overseas ministry issued a press release Saturday calling China’s remedy of Uighurs “an ideal explanation for disgrace for humanity,” in a rare present of public criticism by a majority Muslim nation. China has interned an estimated 1 million Uighurs and different Muslim minorities in re-schooling camps.
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Heyit had reportedly been sentenced to eight years over one in every of his songs.