Turkey forsaking Uighur Muslims for Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

After a devastating year of COVID-19 in 2020, now the world has been set on the path of recovery with the help of the vaccine. However,vaccine production is still limited and for now, only a few countries have been able to access it. Given the severity of the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is understandable that countries are eager to get their hands on a potential vaccine. China is actively trying to exploit this desperation of the developing countries. Its latest prey in this regard seems to be Turkey.

China is pushing for the extradition treaty with Turkey to be ratified by the Turkish authorities for handing over wanted persons from the Uighur diaspora living in Turkey to the Chinese authorities. The extradition treaty between China and Turkey was signed back in 2017 during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Beijing. China recently announced ratification of the extradition treaty at the National People’s Congress, while the Turkish…

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