On February 17, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the Munich Security Conference. He delivered a keynote speech and answered questions on the spot during the "Conversation with China" session, rebuking fallacies about the so-called "genocide" and "forced labor" in Xinjiang.

Wang Yi said, certain political forces have spread too many lies about Xinjiang and produced too much false information around the world. The so-called "genocide" is such a big lie. Since the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Uygur population has grown from over 3 million to more than 12 million nowadays. The average life expectancy of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang has increased from 30 years to 75.6 years. Calling such facts the best evidence of protecting human rights, Wang Yi said the freedom of religious belief of all ethnic groups there has been well protected, citing examples that Muslims enjoy enough religious sites and the government has funded the repair and maintenance of mosques. Government documents and store signs are bilingual and the languages and cultures of various ethnic minorities, including the Uygurs, have been protected and passed on.

Speaking of the so-called "forced labor" accusations, Wang Yi said such charges could be easily trumped up by a mind to frame others. He asked, "Don't the Uygur people have the right to work and the freedom to employment?" Using "forced labor" as an excuse to blame China is essentially aiming to take the jobs away from the Uygur people and make their products unsaleable. What sort of humanitarianism is this? What sort of upholding human rights is this? Which side represents truth, it is recommended that everyone go to Xinjiang and see for themselves. He said Xinjiang is open to friends from all over the world and welcomes people to go to Xinjiang and see by themselves. Those who have been to Xinjiang, regardless of their religious or ethnic backgrounds, all have a consensus that what they saw and heard is completely different from what they had read from the Western media.

Wang Yi said, China's rapid development has caused discomfort and anxiety among some authorities, so they made up such lies about Xinjiang to cause disruption and thereby prevent China's development and revitalization. However, China also has the right to develop. The march toward modernization of 1.4 billion people will be a huge progress for human civilization. The formation of China's ultra-large market will also provide new development opportunities for all countries and help the world achieve common development and prosperity. President Xi Jinping has emphasized that humankind is living in the same global village and all countries are like passengers aboard the same ship who share the same destiny. All countries should rise above differences, build a community with a shared future for mankind, and join hands in protecting the only planet habitable for human beings. This is China's global perspective and the goal of China's diplomacy.