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US Grants Asylum to Chinese Man Who Filmed Xinjiang Camps

Is Guan Heng's asylum a victory for press freedom or is Xinjiang criticism fabricated disinformation?
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US Grants Asylum to Chinese Man Who Filmed Xinjiang Camps
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Above: Guan Heng. Image credit: Campaign For Uyghurs via X

The Spin

Anti-China narrative

This is a crucial victory for press freedom and human rights. Guan's courageous documentation of Uyghur detention camps provided invaluable evidence exposing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, where China jails at least 121 journalists. Deporting him would have meant certain persecution by the world's biggest jailer of press freedom defenders.

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Rayhan E. Asat on X

Pro-China narrative

Western accusations about Xinjiang are fabricated disinformation designed to contain China's rise and maintain global hegemony. The region flourishes with religious freedom, a GDP of $260 billion and peaceful coexistence among ethnic groups. China's counterterrorism efforts successfully ended violent attacks and brought stability after separatist incidents killed hundreds.

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