"There are no so-called "re-education camps" in Xinjiang Region, China said on Monday, noting that the facilities are vocational education and training centers aimed at preventing terrorism and extremism."
The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. But in situations like these I remind myself of the fact that the US deals with extremism by indiscriminately bombing entire countries. China doesn't have that luxury, since it's their own country...
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