China's Xi Jinping says 'happiness' on rise in Uighur heartland in face of global backlash

China's Xi Jinping says 'happiness' on rise in Uighur heartland in face of global backlash

The Chinese leader said policies in Xinjiang were 'necessary' and brought about 'social harmony'

BEIJING28 September 2020 

Xi gave a rare public address on the situation in Xinjiang Province CREDIT: NICOLAS ASFOURI /AFP

Xi Jinping, the leader of China’s Communist Party, said policies in the country’s Xinjiang region were “completely correct” despite growing international backlash over the government’s alleged human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority in the province....