Foreign politicians and academics have praised China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region's anti-terrorism and de-radicalization efforts, and have asked for further collaboration in the region to address future issues.
Foreign politicians and academics spoke at an international conference hosted by the Xinjiang Development Research Center on Monday via video link. The symposium drew around 30 officials, lawmakers, and academics from 16 countries.
Some Western media outlets are disseminating political misinformation about Xinjiang, according to John Ross, a British academic and senior fellow at Renmin University of China's Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies.
Ross refuted the claim of so-called genocide in Xinjiang, citing Chinese census numbers that show a growing Uygur population, and advised that everyone visit the region to see the reality for themselves.
Some Western countries, according to Jean Pegouret, president of Saphir Eurasia Promotion, are exaggerating the so-called Xinjiang-related difficulties in order to create turmoil and obstruct China's progress.
According to Pegouret, China has gained valuable expertise in battling terrorism and has enhanced the well-being of the people of Xinjiang.
Uwe Behrens, a well-known German China scholar and writer, praised China's effective counter-terrorism actions while enhancing people's living standards and strengthening ethnic unity.
Behrens, who spent 27 years in China and worked in Xinjiang, believes China should continue to play a role in regional peace and stability while also working with other countries to combat terrorism.
Other experts agreed with him, expressing high hopes for further international anti-terrorism cooperation.
"Egypt and China are both victims of terrorism. I hope we can strengthen contacts in the field of anti-terrorism and jointly safeguard peace and stability," said former Egyptian Ambassador to China Ali Hefny.
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