Xinjiang policy in the best interest of local ethnicities

That the United Nations ambassadors of 37 countries, mostly developing ones, released a letter on Friday defending China's policy in its Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is in striking contrast with the text signed by envoys from some developed countries denouncing China's actions in Xinjiang.

Countries such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Algeria, Myanmar, the Philippines and others know what the most urgent concern is when it comes to the question of Xinjiang. They can put themselves in China's shoes to understand why it is of utmost importance for China to root out separatism, terrorism and religious extremism.

The envoys from developed countries, on the other hand, are not taking a long-term perspective of what China has done or is doing in Xinjiang and considering the region's future development.