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China Fiercely Defends Crackdown in Xinjiang

With international backlash growing over reports that as many as one million Muslims in Xinjiang have been forced into extralegal “re-education” camps, China has come forth with its most extensive defense to date to justify its detention program after nearly a year of silence and denial. In an extended interview, the chairman of Xinjiang’s local government Shohrat Zakir provided several legal justifications for the camps and claimed that they