Documentary tells true story of Xinjiang training centers

Graduates of the vocational education and training centers in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region shared their experiences in the centers in a documentary aired on Monday. The video allows people to understand how the centers help people who were once misled by religious extremism and terrorism to change their life around.

Since their establishment in 2014, the centers, which offer de-radicalization programs to those who were influenced by religious extremism and terrorism, have been constantly portrayed as "concentration camps" by the US government and some Western media. They also have claimed that Xinjiang had launched a "large-scale detention program targeting people from minority ethnic groups".

The documentary, Lies and Truth－Vocational Education and Training in Xinjiang, produced by Xinjiang Development Research Center, a Xinjiang-based think tank, premiered on CCTV-4 on Monday. It helps the public gain insight on the centers and hear the stories of the graduates.