Turkey's remark on Xinjiang twists facts

Editor's Note: In a statement released on Saturday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy criticized China's vocational training centers in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying they were "a great shame for humanity" and called on the international community and the United Nations to end this alleged "human tragedy". Is Ankara's criticism valid? Why has Turkey taken such a stance toward China's Xinjiang policies? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Ankara's comments harmful to ties

Li Weijian, a senior research fellow at the Center for West Asian and African Studies and Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies