West Asia News Agency via REUTERS
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.