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China warns on Guantanamo inmates | China warns on Guantanamo inmates |
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China has warned that it strongly opposes any country accepting Muslim Chinese inmates from the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay. | China has warned that it strongly opposes any country accepting Muslim Chinese inmates from the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay. |
The foreign ministry reaffirmed its stance on the 17 Uighur prisoners at the centre in Cuba a day after Canada denied it would take in three of them. | The foreign ministry reaffirmed its stance on the 17 Uighur prisoners at the centre in Cuba a day after Canada denied it would take in three of them. |
New US President Barack Obama says the centre will close by the end of 2009. | New US President Barack Obama says the centre will close by the end of 2009. |
The 17 Uighurs have been cleared for release but US officials cannot find a country willing to take them. | The 17 Uighurs have been cleared for release but US officials cannot find a country willing to take them. |
Beijing has demanded their return, but Washington says they could face persecution or torture if sent back to China. | Beijing has demanded their return, but Washington says they could face persecution or torture if sent back to China. |
Seeking autonomy | Seeking autonomy |
"We hope the relevant parties can deal with the issue properly in accordance with international practice," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Fu said. | "We hope the relevant parties can deal with the issue properly in accordance with international practice," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Fu said. |
CHINA'S UIGHURS Ethnically Turkic Muslims, mainly in XinjiangMade bid for independent state in 1940sSporadic violence in Xinjiang since 1991Uighurs worried about Chinese immigration and erosion of traditional culture class="" href="/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7816611.stm">Uighur free but homeless class="" href="/1/hi/world/europe/6242891.stm">Detained Uighurs' odyssey | |
"As for those Chinese terror suspects that are kept in Guantanamo, as we have stated before, we strongly oppose any country accepting these people." | "As for those Chinese terror suspects that are kept in Guantanamo, as we have stated before, we strongly oppose any country accepting these people." |
Her comments come a day after Canada denied a newspaper report that they were close to accepting three of the Uighur prisoners. | Her comments come a day after Canada denied a newspaper report that they were close to accepting three of the Uighur prisoners. |
Human rights group Amnesty International and several churches in Canada have been putting pressure on Ottawa to grant the three refugee status. | Human rights group Amnesty International and several churches in Canada have been putting pressure on Ottawa to grant the three refugee status. |
The 17 Uighurs were among a group captured in Afghanistan in 2001, and cleared for release in 2004. | The 17 Uighurs were among a group captured in Afghanistan in 2001, and cleared for release in 2004. |
Albania took in five Uighurs released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006. | Albania took in five Uighurs released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006. |
Many Muslim Uighurs from Xinjiang in western China want greater autonomy for the region and some want independence. | Many Muslim Uighurs from Xinjiang in western China want greater autonomy for the region and some want independence. |
Beijing has waged a campaign against what it calls their violent separatist activities. | Beijing has waged a campaign against what it calls their violent separatist activities. |
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