West devious human rights standard bearer

Last week at a United Nations conference, 23 countries, led by the United Kingdom and the United States, criticized China's anti-terrorism and counter-extremism policies in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. That their allegations were ill-founded and ill-intentioned is indubitable, as evidenced by the more than 60 other countries which gave short shrift to their accusations. They praised China for its achievements in restoring peace and stability in the region and upholding the human rights of all who live there.

These 60-plus countries, which have a more objective view of the challenges that China faces in the region, denounced the bid by the US and its allies to defame China's de-radicalization efforts in Xinjiang, and opposed their use of human rights as an excuse to interfere in China's internal affairs.

The international support China has gained for its anti-extremism measures in Xinjiang underscores the failure of some Western countries to employ a double standard on terrorism, in which they try to portray their actions as laudable contributions to the fight against terrorism while defaming those who are not in their good books as violating human rights.