The Xinjiang Regional Government sent a 6 page letter to CNN. It confirms our previous reporting of a huge drop in birth rate. But it insists a surge in sterilizations is "entirely voluntary" & it attacks the testimonies of 2 Uyghur women we interviewedhttps://t.co/nFmM6mdKp1— Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) September 21, 2020
Most Uyghur people were exempt from the one child policy too. It's one of the historical frictions with some Han people in the region.