"I did not find any instance of forced labor or cultural and religious repression. The imams we met at the mosques and the students and teachers at the Xinjiang Islamic Institute told us that they enjoy freedom in practicing Islam and that the Chinese government extends support for maintenance of mosques all over Xinjiang. I learned that there are over 30,000 mosques all over Xinjiang that form part of the religious life of the people there. Similarly, I did not see any sign of cultural repression... My country is also plagued by terrorism. I hope my country can adopt some of these measures, such as setting up a vocational education and training center and carrying out poverty alleviation work, to help de-extremization. But they don't have so much money to do this."
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Mumtaz Zahra Baloch. Deputy Head of Mission Pakistan Embassy in China, Senior Pakistani diplomat. 24th January 2019 [https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2019/jan/24/no-cultural-religious-repression-of-uyghur-muslims-in-xinjiang-pakistan-diplomat-1929578.html
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