Uyghur Mother Details 3 Years in China Detention Camps as Trump Visits Beijing
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Updated · Fox News · May 15
Uyghur Mother Details 3 Years in China Detention Camps as Trump Visits Beijing
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 15
Mihrigul Tursun, 35, said she was seized after landing in Beijing in May 2015 with her 2-month-old triplets and later endured repeated detention in Xinjiang until 2018.
Tursun said police separated her from the babies, interrogated her about time in Egypt, then returned her briefly only after one infant fell ill; she says doctors gave her a death certificate for her son without explanation.
Between 2015 and 2018, she described torture, electric shocks, overcrowded cells holding more than 60 women, and medical screenings that former detainees have linked to broader abuse allegations.
Now living in the U.S. after 2018 congressional testimony, Tursun said she spoke out during Trump's Beijing visit because survivors still fear for relatives in China and because "it is still happening."
China denied wrongdoing, with embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu saying religious freedom is protected by law and citing nearly 200 million believers, 140,000 registered places of worship and 380,000 clerical personnel.
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Trump’s 2026 Beijing Visit and the Uyghur Crisis: Evolving Repression, International Response, and Prospects for Change
Overview
President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing in May 2026 marks the first U.S. presidential trip to China in nearly a decade, creating a pivotal moment for U.S.-China relations. This high-stakes summit is expected to shape the future direction of engagement between the two countries and could set the tone for any potential easing of tensions. For Uyghur communities and human rights advocates, the visit brings hope that President Trump will show the same toughness he displayed in his first term, especially as bipartisan lawmakers urge him to address the issue of political prisoners with China's leader, Xi Jinping.