From Domain:
Chinese television pulled coverage of Arsenal’s Premier League match against Manchester City after Mesut Ozil, a forward for the London club, criticised Beijing’s brutal mass crackdown on ethnic Muslims in the country.
Ozil added to condemnation of the detention of more than 1 million Uighurs and other minorities in so-called re-education camps in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, where they are subjected to political indoctrination, torture, beatings, and food deprivation, as well as denial of religious and linguistic freedom.
A social media post from Ozil on Friday denounced China for burning Korans, closing mosques and the killing of religious scholars. The Arsenal player complained that “Muslims stay quiet”.
…China is the Premier League’s most lucrative overseas broadcast market, with the rights sold for $US700 million ($1 billion) in the 2019-2022 cycle.
Ozil started Sunday’s game that was due to be broadcast live by the sports channel of Chinese state television before being cancelled, according to the channel’s schedule app and social media account. It was due to be replaced with a recording of Tottenham’s 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton from earlier Sunday. A feed of Arsenal’s match also was cancelled by streaming service PPTV.com.
Stand by for clarifiction from Arsenal management. All Uighers have recently “graduated” from re-eduction.
