Ozil, badmouthing anti-extremism efforts in Xinjiang brings shame on you

MESUT OZIL, a German football player of Turkish origin, stirred up trouble after posting on several social media accounts a "poem" that advocates separatism in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

According to the translation of Chinese media outlets, Ozil openly supports jihad in Xinjiang. Let's see what those who he supports have done to this region that's home to people of multiple ethnicities.

Two documentaries released by China Global Television Network about the fight against terrorism in Xinjiang best explain this. Through their lenses, people can see how the terrorists in Xinjiang attack passersby with knives and sticks.

How they teach a 6-year-old to kill with a gun.

How they drove a truck with bombs into groups of people, and then detonated it.

How they stopped cars on a road and killed the people inside one by one.

These attacks are by any definition terrorist attacks, and their perpetrators are enemies to all peace-loving people of this world.

The evil deeds of terrorists in Xinjiang are no secret to the world, and by every standard they should be defined as evil. As early as 2012, the so-called Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement, which has planned the majority of the above-mentioned terrorist attacks, was officially recognized by the United Nations as a terrorist group.

Perhaps Ozil has been brainwashed by certain Western media outlets into believing that terrorists harming Xinjiang are "freedom fighters". Perhaps he chooses to side with the terrorists even though he knows the bloody crimes they have committed in Xinjiang.

In the former case, certain Western media outlets should be ashamed of their bad ethical standards, while in the latter case, Ozil himself should be ashamed for supporting the terrorists. Within hours, Ozil received such a backlash from angry Chinese that the person handling his official account had to close the comments.

Perhaps to avoid drowning in the anger of the Chinese people, Arsenal Football Club where Ozil serves quickly issued a statement via micro blog, saying that Ozil's words are purely his own and the club insists it is not involved in politics.

In its latest response, the Chinese Football Association also said that Ozil's words hurt the feelings of the Chinese and are unacceptable.

There is no official penalty for Ozil, but he will likely lose his Chinese fans.