Spokesperson of the Information Office of the People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region： The struggle against terrorism and extremism insists on not being linked to specific regions, nat

　　The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference on Xinjiang-related issues today (18th), inviting the relevant leaders of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and many cadres and masses in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to strongly refute the so-called "research report" on Xinjiang-related issues by German Zheng Guoen.

　　Yiliang Anayiti, spokesperson of the Information Office of the People’s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said that the fight against terrorism and depolarization in Xinjiang is strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC), insisting on not linking with specific regions, nationalities and religions, respecting citizens’ freedom of religious belief and national customs and habits, and resolutely preventing violations of the basic rights of people of all ethnic groups due to anti-terrorism and depolarization.

　　Yiliang Anayiti said that the "Document No.11 of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region" mentioned in Zheng Guoen’s report mainly put forward requirements for managing illegal religious activities according to law and curbing the infiltration of religious extreme ideas. In practical work, Xinjiang pays attention to drawing a clear line between religion and ethnic customs with religious overtones, and drawing a clear line between normal religious activities and religious extremes, thus fully guaranteeing the freedom of religious belief and customs of people of all ethnic groups. For example, on November 3, 2020, the Report on the Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang issued by the Islamic Association of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in tianshan net pointed out that governments at all levels in Xinjiang fully respect traditional customs with religious colors, such as naming names, standing ceremonies, funerals, and crossing Naizir. Muslim people’s religious activities such as fasting, worship, chanting and prayer are all carried out according to their own wishes, and no one has ever intervened.

　　(CCTV reporter Zhu Ruomeng Wu Xia)