India, Jan. 7 -- The recent reports of China attempting to sell the Xinjiang story to diplomats, politicians, and journalists from friendly nations are eliciting strong protests from various quarters. Many of these visitors have witnessed and experienced outright violations of the basic freedoms of Uighur and other ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang Province.

China is maintaining several "re-education camps" or "vocational training centres" in Xinjiang. The purpose of establishing such camps is to deradicalise the locals in response to the growing Islamophobia in the region. Additionally, the Chinese Government asserts that these centres aim to improve labour skills and alleviate poverty in the province. Local officials strongly believe that the...