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In Africa, Chinese Diplomats Actively Promote Their Side of the Xinjiang Story — Even in Muslim Majority Countries

by Eric Olander
TWEET TRANSLATION: This morning, His Excellency Li Jinjin, China's ambassador to Chad, convened a press conference at the Embassy to discuss issues related to Xinjiang with Chadian journalists.

While in the U.S. and Europe Xinjiang is a highly contentious issue, that’s not the case in most of Africa, even in Muslim-majority countries like Chad, where Chinese public diplomacy is very active in projecting Beijing’s narrative on the issue.

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