Inside China: Turkey, China fight over Uighurs detained in Thailand
China vehemently objected to Turkey’s move and insisted that the Uighurs are Chinese nationals who should be sent back to China.
A Thai court convened a hearing March 24 to decide to which country the Uighurs should be sent. Chinese and Turkish diplomats attended the hearing.
On March 27, the court said a final decision could not be made and that Thailand would continue holding the group.
International human rights organizations have urged the Thai government not to return the Uighurs to China, where they may face persecution.
In early March, Heiner Bielefeldt, the U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, issued a scathing condemnation of China’s rights abuses against the Uighurs. China responded with a boilerplate rebuttal, calling Mr. Bielefeldt’s charges “groundless.”
TAIWAN DESTROYS FISHING BOAT
A Chinese fishing vessel was demolished by a giant bulldozer March 20 to demonstrate the Taiwanese government’s seriousness in enforcing laws against China’s rampant illegal fishing operations.
The action caught Beijing by surprise because Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is often praised by the communist government for his China-friendly policies.
The Chinese fishing vessel was caught Dec. 28 off the coast of Jinmen, popularly known in the West as Quemoy, a heavily fortified island 6 miles from the Chinese coast. Three Chinese fishermen were charged and tried by a local court and were given sentences of two to six months.
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