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Western governments and Muslim-majority governments have diverged in their responses to China s persecution of its Muslim minorities.
Most Muslim-majority countries have strong relations with China, and the fear their relations with Beijing would suffer if they condemned that repression.
A chorus of condemnation has risen in recent months from Western capitals in response to China s persecution of the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada have imposed sanctions on Chinese officials, and US President Joe Biden has maintained his predecessor s stance that Beijing is committing genocide in Xinjiang a position that the Canadian and British Parliaments also back.
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Workers install seamless welded rails on the China-Laos railway in the northern suburbs of Vientiane, Laos, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
HONG KONG, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) By bringing multi-dimensional connectivity, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) means a lot to Asian countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
What is Belt & Road?
Proposed by China in 2013, the BRI, which consists of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, features building infrastructure and trade networks to connect Asia, Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road.
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Workers install seamless welded rails on the China-Laos railway in the northern suburbs of Vientiane, Laos, June 18, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
By building the first expressway, metro line or the biggest bridge in some Asian countries, the Belt and Road helps boost economic growth and realize people s dream of a better life.
by Qu Junya, Yao Lan, Zhao Qing
HONG KONG, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) By bringing multi-dimensional connectivity, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) means a lot to Asian countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
What is Belt & Road?