... China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi defended the country's actions, stating, "the efforts are completely in line with the direction the international community has taken to combat terrorism ...
... Other Chinese officials defended their country's actions, claiming that Islam is an "ideological illness," positioning the concentration camps as "hospitals" needed to "cure" people from this sickness.
.... Viewing Islam as an abnormality and the cause of "extremism," is not exclusive to China, rather it finds its home in the West's Countering Violence Extremism (CVE) programs, which view expressions of Muslim identity as uniquely associated with "extremism" and "radicalisation." Programs aimed at "preventing extremism," have resulted in the stigmatisation and criminalisation of Muslim communities.
... Today's public discourse on terrorism consists of a fixation on Islam and the expression of Muslim identity as indicators of "extremism," "radicalisation," and "terrorism". It is not a line of thought constrained to the People's Republic of China, rather this viewpoint permeates much of Western academic research and policies.
... In 2011, a US government white paper likened the hijab to "passive terrorism." .... Politicians and activists who support such measures argue that a piece of cloth is equal to violence and thus pass legislation that forces women to undress, resulting in the gross violation of individuals' human rights. Such policies are built on a false and unfounded premise that identifies markers attributed to Muslim identity (growing a beard, attending mosque, wearing a hijab, etc) as indicators of "radicalisation" and "extremism." China too has adopted this framework as veils and "abnormal" beards are forbidden in the Xinjiang region.
... n 2014, Oklahoma state representative, John Bennett, described Islam as a "cancer in our nation that needs to be cut out." Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn described Islam as a "malignant cancer," and asserted that "fear of Muslims is RATIONAL". A 2016 tweet from Flynn shares eery similarities to China's current claims, as he declares "Islamic ideology [is] sick and must B healed". In 2015 on The Kelly File, conservative political commentator Glenn Beck argued that there is a "disease in Islam" and it must be addressed. Such dangerous claims pathologising a belief system are not restricted to the United States. In March 2017, far-right Australian politician, Pauline Hanson, stated: "Islam is a disease; we need to vaccinate ourselves against that." In 2017, Caroline Santos, a candidate for United Kingdom's right-wing UKIP, described Islam as a "cancer" in a tweet praising far-right figure Tommy Robinson.....
.... Noted anti-Muslim figures like Ayan Hirsi Ali and Asra Nomani have also attributed common Muslim phrases of "Allahu Akbar," (God is Great), and 'inshAllah" (God willing) as being associated with extremism and terrorism.
... China is instituting the very calls made by western politicians to "cut out" Islam, by criminalising any expression of Muslim identity, including removing Qurans from people's homes, restricting fasting during the month of Ramadan, and forbidding Muslim parents from giving their children Muslim names. In an effort to "heal" Muslims from this "dangerous ideology," the government has established 28 detention camps, described by Amnesty International as comparable to "wartime concentration camps....
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