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China on Monday waded into the furore over the controversial remarks by two now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries against Prophet Mohammed, expressing the hope that the incident can be properly managed. China, which faces serious allegations of a mass crackdown on Uygur Muslims in the volatile Xinjiang province, said it ”believes that different civilisations, different religions should respect each other and co-exist on an equal footing”. ”We have noted relevant reports. We hope that the relevant incident can be properly managed,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing responding to a question from the official Chinese media...
