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Kadeer ‘very disappointed’ by Taipei

By William Lowther and Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  STAFF REPORTERS , WASHINGTON AND TAIPEI

“Generally speaking, it’s a travesty of human rights to reject entry [to specific people]. In a democratic country, [the government] should adopt a more tolerant and open attitude in dealing with such problems,” Chen said.

DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday said the government should be honest about why it rejected Kadeer’s visit if the decision was made under pressure from China.

“Otherwise it is disrespectful to the Uighur people as well as to Taiwanese people’s judgement by branding Kadeer a terrorist,” Tsai said yesterday.

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