"LIES AND RUMORS BOUND TO BE DEBUNKED BY FACTS"

However, Wang noted, if one goes to China with "a presumption of guilt" in advance, trying to find or "develop" the so-called "evidence," that is another matter, and the people of Xinjiang will certainly not accept it.

As the Chinese minister sees it, rumors and lies about China come from a small pocket of people who are bent on smearing China.

"They find that the more sensational news they spread, the more attention and sympathy they will get, or even funding. So the lies get bigger and bigger, but further and further away from the truth," said Wang.

"Lies and rumors, no matter how many times they are repeated, are bound to be debunked eventually by facts," he added.

Wang also cited surveys conducted in China by international pollsters such as Harvard University, the Pew Research Center in recent years, which found that the support rate of the Chinese people for the ruling party and the Chinese government has always been the highest in the world, averaging over 90 percent, far exceeding that of other countries in the world.

"If it has not been effective in protecting and promoting the human rights of the people, how can it continue to enjoy the support of the people?" he asked.

"China is the fastest-changing place in the world today. It has made tremendous progress and will surely usher in new and greater progress in the future," Wang reassured, adding "We welcome everyone to China to see the progress and changes for themselves."