Statement on Witness Testimony Reveals Evolved Xinjiang Persecution to Evade Detection

April 16, 2026
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We, members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), stand united in dismay following the publication of the testimony of Mr. Zhang Yabo, a former police officer stationed in the Uyghur Region. 

Mr. Zhang’s account dismantles recent propaganda claiming an end to the persecution of the Uyghur people. His evidence confirms a sobering reality: the repression has not ceased; it has evolved, becoming more pervasive, efficient, and intentionally obscured from international scrutiny.

As a rare eyewitness to the state's machinery, Mr. Zhang details a campaign of coercion defined by mass surveillance, arbitrary detention, and systemic forced labour. His testimony serves as a critical corrective for those advocating for expanded business engagement in Xinjiang under the false pretence that the persecutions have ended. 

We call on our governments to strengthen trade protections, enacting robust anti-forced labour import regimes to ensure our markets are not complicit in exploitation. We reaffirm our call for mandatory supply-chain due diligence with clear, punitive consequences for companies that fail to comply.

We renew our appeal for direct representations to be made to the Chinese authorities, stating unequivocally that the global community will not subsidise Uyghur slavery.

對中政策跨國議會聯盟(IPAC)對前駐維吾爾地區警官張亞博(音譯)最近公開的證詞深感震驚。

張先生的陳述,粉碎了近期宣稱「針對維吾爾人迫害已告終結」的政治宣傳。其證據印證了一個殘酷的現實:鎮壓從未停止,而是持續演變,變得更無孔不入、更具效率,並刻意逃避國際社會的監察。

作為國家機器運作的罕見目擊者,張先生鉅細無遺地揭露了當局以大規模監控、任意拘留及系統性強迫勞動為核心的脅迫行徑。若有人以迫害已經停止為藉口,鼓吹增加與新疆的經貿往來,此證詞無疑是對這類主張的有力反駁。

我們促請各國政府加強貿易保護措施,制定嚴厲機制打擊強迫勞動進口,杜絕市場淪為剝削幫兇。我們亦重申,須強制供應鏈盡職調查,懲處違規企業。

我們再次呼籲各國直接向中國當局表明:國際社會絕不容許、絕不縱容維吾爾奴役。

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