During his high-level visit to China, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan did not say anything about Uyghurs' rights being violated. He reacted only in sign language, including wearing a neckband in the color of the flag of East Turkestan and calling the cities of Kashgar and Urumqi the bridge connecting China and the Turkish world.

After the events of 2014 in East Turkestan, a woman who taught the Qur'an to her neighbors was imprisoned for 10 years. The woman, who was released after the end of her sentence, was caught again and sentenced to 14 years in prison on the charge of "breaking China by teaching the Koran."

The German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which is accused of forcing the Uyghur Muslim minority into forced labor, has completed the sale of its factory in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (East Turkestan).

China has tried to justify its oppression in East Turkestan by holding an event in the Chinese capital with the participation of foreign journalists. In fact, Beijing has been suppressing ethnic minorities in the region for years, calling it a fight against the "three evil forces." The government has also been aggressively pursuing the Sinicization of Islam. According to human rights activists, more than 16,000 mosques have been damaged or destroyed, and those that remain have been converted into cafes, bars and other entertainment venues.