THE lies about Xinjiang are frequently hyped up by the West and seemingly becoming a habit. Recently, the news about Volkswagen selling its plant in Xinjiang, along with a claim by Uniqlo's chief executive officer that they are not 'using cotton from Xinjiang,' has been maliciously misinterpreted and exaggerated by Western media.

The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) also seized the opportunity to publish a report on 'tests' involving Xinjiang tomatoes. On Monday, the BBC reported that 17 products of Italian tomato purees sold in several supermarkets in the United Kingdom might contain tomatoes from Xinjiang, concluding that Italian tomato purees 'appear to contain tomatoes grown and picked in China using forced labor.' This almost equates Xinjiang with 'forced labor,' which is a blatant smear campaign against China.