Xinjiang governance report full of bias, smearing

A report published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute about Xinjiang's governance is full of speculation, smears and ideological bias, a spokesman for the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's government said on Tuesday.

Elijan Anayat made the remark at a news conference in Beijing in response to a report published in October. The report, named The Architecture of Repression, Unpacking Xinjiang's Governance, attacked the governance measures taken in the region and made several accusations against the central government, including allegations of forced labor and oppressive birth-control policies.

Elijan Anayat said the report lacks a factual basis, has no academic value and violates academic ethics. It derives its views and clues from anti-China NGOs in the United States or uses so-called eyewitness evidence that cannot be verified. For example, a satellite photo described in the report is actually an interactive map.