Report Says China Using Political Crackdown Tools To Combat COVID-19 Outbreaks In Sensitive Regions Tibet, Xinjiang News Portal by AfricaX


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Xi Jinping-led Chinese government is reportedly using an arbitrary detention apparatus to combat fresh outbreaks of COVID-19 in Xinjiang and Tibet — which it previously used against the minority groups of Tibetan Buddhists and mainly Muslim Uyghurs, Bloomberg reported. The report pointed out that the broad surveillance measures are helping the Chinese authorities enforce lockdown rules among people long at risk of arbitrary detention. The measures ensure there are no public displays of anger like those seen earlier during the lockdown in Shanghai and Beijing. See Also: Vladimir Putin In Message To Kim Jong-Un Calls For Stronger Bilateral Relations Between...