Why Are Islamic Countries Silent On China's Persecution Of Its Muslim Minority?

During its recently concluded 14th Regular Session held in #Jeddah from 02-06 December 2018, @OIC_IPHRC was briefed on the #humanrights situation of #Uighur #Muslims in #China's #Xinjiang region, which shows rising discrimination on the basis of their religion. 1/ pic.twitter.com/Ekgx49dIkV

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Alexandra Ma, Business Insider: A wave of Islamic countries started to stand up to China over its persecution of its Muslim minority. But then they all got spooked.

* China is spying on millions of Uighurs, a Muslim-majority ethnic minority, and detaining at least a million of them.
* Beijing has gone above and beyond to prevent Muslim countries from standing up for the Uighurs — and the strategy is working.
* Over the past few months many countries in the Islamic world have criticized China, then abruptly rowed back their comments.
* Experts say this is a result of Chinese threats against the countries if they do speak up.

China is waging a global campaign against the Uighurs, a majority-Muslim ethnic minority concentrated in its western frontier of Xinjiang.

In the last two years the country has ordered tech companies to spy on their phones, outlawed Muslim practices like wearing a beard or going to prayers, and detained at least one million of them in prison-like detention centers.

Activists and politicians in places like the US and UN regularly slam China over the crackdown. Beijing continually tells its Western critics to back off, but goes above and beyond to prevent Muslim countries from standing up for Uighurs.

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WNU Editor: It all comes down to money. China buys Saudi oil. Pakistan has tens of billions in Chinese loans and investments. Syria is hoping for aid from Beijing. Etc. etc. etc.