Reorient Islam to Chinese conditions, top Communist leader tells 25 million Muslims in the country
According to state-run news agency Xinhua, Senior leader Wang Yang called for efforts to rally Muslims and Islamic figures closely around the party and the government for realising the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation and developing China into a modern socialist country in all respects.
FollowIslam should be reoriented to adapt to Chinese conditions, a top leader of the ruling Communist Party leader has said amid Beijing's diplomatic offensive to counter a damning United Nations report that charged the country of seriously violating the human rights of Uygur Muslims.
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Senior leader Wang Yang asked China's over 25 million Muslims to "uphold the banner of patriotism". He met members of the newly-elected leadership of the China Islamic Association during which he called for full implementation of the ruling Communist Party of China's basic policy on religious affairs.
Wang is chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.Â
Wang has asked the association to uphold the banner of patriotism and socialism, maintain the correct political direction, and further strengthen the Chinese orientation in developing Islam in China, and facilitate its adaptation to socialist society.
According to state-run news agency Xinhua, Wang called for efforts to rally Muslims and Islamic figures closely around the party and the government for realising the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation and developing China into a modern socialist country in all respects.
Wang urged the association to improve the democratic oversight of its leading members, address pressing issues that matter to the religion's sound development and conduct strict governance of its operation.
Wang's remarks came even as the UN Human Rights Commission's recent report highlighted the "crimes against humanity" in the volatile Xinjiang province and slammed Beijing for flagarantly violating the rights of Uygur Muslims.
China, predictably, denounced the report released by UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on September 1, hours before her term ended. Beijing termed the report as 'illegal, null and void'.
The report, while stepping short of terming the allegation of human rights abuse of Uygur Muslims of Xinjiang as genocide, said the charges may constitute "crimes against humanity," seriously denting Beijing's defence of its crackdown in the resource-rich Xinjiang -- home to over 10 million Uygur Muslims, who oppose largescale Han Chinese settlements citing attempts to dilute their majority status.
Beijing defends its crackdown against Xinjiang, saying that it is aimed at containing the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) which is allegedly linked to terrorist outfits like the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. The UN report, however, also called for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism in Xinjiang.
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