the international community is very concerned

The only two countries with significant Muslim populations to have voted at the UN to condemn China’s treatment of Uyghurs are in Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Both are also currently NATO members or in the process of joining. All other Muslim countries have consistently voted in support of China’s treatment of Uyghurs. After Palestinian ambassador to China Fariz Mehdawi [ar] visited Xinjiang in March 2021, he remarked on Chinese state media that he was impressed by the region’s infrastructure and upkeep of mosques,[166] saying “if you have to calculate it all, it’s something like 2,000 inhabitants for one mosque. This ratio, we don’t have it in our country. It’s not available anywhere.”[167] RFA journalist Shohret Hoshur wrote in response that Mehdawi was neglecting the harsh reality of locals with whom he had met and who had no ability to speak the truth under the watch of officials, adding that his true motivation seemed to be a shared anti-US agenda with China.[154] en.wikipedia.org/…/International_reactions_to_the… [166] web.archive.org/…/saudi-palestinian-ambassadors-c… [167] web.archive.org/web/20241226072827/…/71505/ [154] web.archive.org/web/20210814084637/…/2003762216