A Chinese diplomat explains the affair of Uighur

24/12/2009
Écrit par A. C. (Cambodgesoir)
Translated by Monikhemra Chao

According to Jiang Yu, their expulsion was justified because they had entered underground on the Cambodian territory, and this decision was matched of no pressure.

During a press conference on Tuesday, December 22nd, a journalist asked the spokeswoman of the Chinese ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jiang Yu, if Cambodia had not evicted Uighur towards China, would he have continued accepting important helps on behalf of Beijing?

The spokeswoman answered him that Cambodia had acted " in accordance with Cambodian law on immigration ", because the 20 Chinese citizens had entered underground on his territory.

Jiang Yu followed by pointing out: " According to usage, the Chinese party accepted the repatriation of these persons [...] suspected of being involved in criminal crimes ". While certain voices gave to understand that China had demanded their repatriation in the shortest possible time. Moreover, the group was returned to China before the arrival of the Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping, for an official visit of three days.

On the fate reserved in 20 Uighur, the diplomat proved to be firm: " As for the treatment reserved for these persons, it raises entirely internal affairs of China which are not to comment by people outside. "

Answering finally the question of the journalist, the spokeswoman explained that " China granted in the measure of its possibilities, of helps to Cambodia, and this helps are matched of no condition. "

Two days after this press conference, a representative for the municipality of Urumqi in China pointed out that 5 new death sentences, matched by a respite of two years, had been pronounced by justice after lethal inter ethnic riots of July, 2009 intervened in the province of Xinjiang.