I'd like to stress that there are no so-called "internment camps" in Xinjiang. Under the pretext of human rights, the US has once and again smeared China's Xinjiang policy and made fact-distorting comments. China deplores and firmly opposes that.

As we said repeatedly, Xinjiang affairs are China's domestic affairs. Xinjiang-related issues are not about ethnicity, religion or human rights. They are issues against violence, terrorism and separatism. China didn't start a war to combat terrorism. Instead, we provide education and training opportunities for those affected by extremist and terrorist ideologies to return to society and normal life. As a region once plagued by terrorism, Xinjiang hasn't suffered from a single violent terrorist case in almost three years. This is the best way to respect human rights. Thousands of foreign diplomats, international organization officials and media personnel visited Xinjiang and saw with their own eyes the remarkable achievements there on preventive counter-terrorism and de-radicalization.

We hope certain US politicians will reject bias and double standards, stop using Xinjiang-related issues to attack China and do things that are conducive to mutual trust and cooperation between China and the US.