Bardakci called Aksoy's statement on Heyit's alleged death a "Major diplomatic gaffe, made hastily on the basis of hearsay over social media, and without any effort to verify the facts." He further stated, "To stand up to China over its tormenting and murder of the Uighurs with statements that can be instantly rebutted does nothing but weaken our hand and make the other side question our seriousness."
The shared concern is that this latest and unexpected outburst against China may turn out to be a "One-shot affair" because it has more to do with Turkey's local elections in March than the plight of the Uighurs.
Many Uighurs recall that Erdogan also lambasted China in 2009, while prime minister, deeming Beijing's treatment of the Uighurs "Tantamount to genocide." He failed to follow-up with a clear policy on behalf of the Uighurs.
Last December, AKP deputies blocked a motion tabled by the nationalist opposition for a parliamentary inquiry into the plight of Uighurs in China.
During a visit to Beijing in July 2018 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had told reporters that Ankara viewed threats to China's security as threats to Turkey and would not allow "Anti-China activity inside Turkey or territory controlled by Turkey." He was trying to assuage China's concerns regarding anti-Chinese activities by Uighurs in Turkey aimed at promoting independence for Xinjiang and also acknowledging the problem posed by the scores of Uighurs who traveled through Turkey to join Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria.
"Turkey cannot ignore the Uighurs and their living conditions, whereas China is very suspicious about Turkish support for the Uighurs," Keskin told the South China Morning Post.
This could one again cloud Turkey's ties with China and will require more deft diplomatic management by Ankara than thus far exhibited, especially if Turkey wants to help the Uighurs in earnest.
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/02/turkey-unexpected-outburst-against-china-uighurs.html
The shared concern is that this latest and unexpected outburst against China may turn out to be a "One-shot affair" because it has more to do with Turkey's local elections in March than the plight of the Uighurs.
Many Uighurs recall that Erdogan also lambasted China in 2009, while prime minister, deeming Beijing's treatment of the Uighurs "Tantamount to genocide." He failed to follow-up with a clear policy on behalf of the Uighurs.
Last December, AKP deputies blocked a motion tabled by the nationalist opposition for a parliamentary inquiry into the plight of Uighurs in China.
During a visit to Beijing in July 2018 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had told reporters that Ankara viewed threats to China's security as threats to Turkey and would not allow "Anti-China activity inside Turkey or territory controlled by Turkey." He was trying to assuage China's concerns regarding anti-Chinese activities by Uighurs in Turkey aimed at promoting independence for Xinjiang and also acknowledging the problem posed by the scores of Uighurs who traveled through Turkey to join Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria.
"Turkey cannot ignore the Uighurs and their living conditions, whereas China is very suspicious about Turkish support for the Uighurs," Keskin told the South China Morning Post.
This could one again cloud Turkey's ties with China and will require more deft diplomatic management by Ankara than thus far exhibited, especially if Turkey wants to help the Uighurs in earnest.
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/02/turkey-unexpected-outburst-against-china-uighurs.html
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