Muslim reaction to China unrest mostly muted

Ethnic violence in China draws muted response from many Muslim nations

JOSEF FEDERMAN
AP News

Antiwar Newswire, Jul 13, 2009 12:33 EST

China’s crackdown on its Muslim Uighur minority has drawn a muted response from many Muslim countries that may be wary of damaging lucrative trade ties with Beijing or attracting attention to their own attitudes toward political dissent.

The non-Arab countries of Iran and Turkey have been among the few to criticize China. Iran is busy dealing with its own unrest following a disputed presidential election, while Turkey has ethnic ties to China’s Uighur minority.

But throughout much of the Middle East and the Arab world, the violence in China has generated little reaction.

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