Wu'erkaixi criticizes Taiwan's government for denying visa to Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer

"The biggest threat to Taiwan's national security is mainland China itself."

Drawing strong criticism from Taiwanese opposition and human rights groups, the KMT government has repeatedly denied a visa to prominent Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer, reportedly banning her from entering Taiwan for three years. (http://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/?p=3329)

Wu'erkaixi, a Tiananmen student leader in 1989 and currently living in exile in Taiwan, strongly criticized this move in a press conference in Taipei on 29 July 2010. Like Rebiya, he is from Xinjiang, where his parents still live today. Originally, Wu'erkaixi has been known to lean towards the KMT on questions of cross-strait politics.

Recorded in Taipei, 29 Jul 2010.

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Shame on Taiwan..