6月12日，由中央民族大學(xué)、北京大學(xué)和喀什大學(xué)聯(lián)合主辦的“中國(guó)新疆的歷史與未來(lái)”國(guó)際論壇在新疆喀什舉行。論壇間隙，香港科技大學(xué)社會(huì)科學(xué)部榮休教授、清華大學(xué)偉倫特聘教授沙伯力(Barry Sautman)接受中新網(wǎng)記者專訪時(shí)表示，近年來(lái)，新疆的經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會(huì)發(fā)展迅速，當(dāng)?shù)馗髯迦嗣裆钏斤@著提升。

　　沙伯力指出，美西方持續(xù)操弄涉疆議題，對(duì)新疆進(jìn)行不實(shí)指控?！拔鞣矫襟w從其國(guó)家的政治利益角度出發(fā)，他們報(bào)道的所有關(guān)于新疆的內(nèi)容幾乎都是負(fù)面的，都是不準(zhǔn)確的。我認(rèn)為，他們這樣做部分是出于無(wú)知，部分是出于虛偽，也就是故意撒謊。”(趙麗)

　　The International Forum on the History and Future of Xinjiang, China opened on Wednesday in Kashi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Barry Sautman, a retired professor from the Division of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a distinguished professor at Tsinghua University took an exclusive interview with China News Network.

　　He pointed out that in recent years, Xinjiang region’s economic and social development has been rapid, and the living standards of people from all ethnic groups have significantly improved. However, the U.S. and other Western countries have continued to manipulate Xinjiang-related topics and make false accusations against the region.

　　“The media in the West obviously looks at Xinjiang from the political perspective of the ruling elites in western countries. And almost everything that they report about Xinjiang is negative and inaccurate. They do this, I think, partly out of ignorance, but partly out of mendacity, that is, the willingness to lie about the situation,” he said.

責(zé)任編輯：【宋方燦】