UN human rights body rejects Xinjiang-related bid, ‘a victory for justice and truth’

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The UN Human Rights Council made of 47 member states rejecting the bid of the US and some Western countries to debate human rights on Northwest China's Xinjiang is widely considered by the Western media as a "diplomatic win" for China, but some Chinese experts hold cautionary optimism toward this phased victory due to the narrow margin in vote. Observers said that the US and the West will continue coercing those who abstained in the vote to change their positions and ramp up efforts in slandering China over its Xinjiang policy in the upcoming meetings, however more countries maintaining objective views on Xinjiang affairs will resist the US-led smear campaign targeting China.

The UN Human Rights Council's vote of 19-17 against a US-led draft decision on Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region showed that the international community won't be easily misled despite pressure from the US and some other Western countries, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson in a late statement on Thursday.

The international community is clearly aware that the ultimate motive of the US and some other Western countries behind their Xinjiang narrative is to contain China and does not like this pattern of using human rights as a pretext to meddle in other countries' internal affairs, said the spokesperson.

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