"There are absolutely no issues regarding Xinjiang's ethnic minorities, religion or human rights. What the Western media have been attacking are the measures taken by the Xinjiang local government to counter terrorism or extremism," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang on Tuesday.

Geng made the statement when asked about Beijing's comment regarding the "re-education camps" in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which many accused of violating human rights and religious freedom.

"There have been no violent or terrorist cases in Xinjiang ever since the local government stepped up efforts to combat violent crimes based on law," Geng said, recalling violent cases between 1990 and 2016 that hurt numerous people physically and financially.