Beijing: China on Tuesday said it had expressed concern to India through diplomatic channels over granting visa to Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa before it was revoked by New Delhi and hoped that the two sides would properly deal with the issue.
“We have noted relevant report. At first we saw that India planned to issue visa to Dolkan, we expressed our concern to the Indian side immediately,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing here when asked about India cancelling the visa.
Isa, who heads the World Uyghur Congress, which campaigns for rights of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province which is in turmoil for several years over protests against the settlements of Hans from different parts of the country.
Xinjiang, which has over 10 million Uyghur population of Turkik-origin, was on the boil for several years over Uyghur protests against the large-scale settlements of Hans from different part of the country.
