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7 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Turkey summoned the #China Ambassador after the Chinese embassy warned that they could take action against two Turkish politicians who expressed support for the #Uyghurs. thehindu.com/news/internati…
Earlier on Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy tagged @meral_aksener, the head of the opposition Good Party, and Ankara's mayor, @mansuryavas_en, in two Twitter posts in which it defended Beijing's policies and said “the Chinese side reserves its right to a rightful response.”
The embassy tagged Ms. Aksener and Mr. Yavas after the two marked with Twitter posts the killing of Uyghurs by Chinese forces during an uprising in 1990.
The embassy said: “The Chinese side resolutely opposes and strongly condemns any challenge by any person or power to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Once a champion of the Uyghur cause, Turkey's government has become less vocal about their plight in recent years as it has developed stronger economic ties with China.

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