the visiting delegation defended the need to get tough with what they said were terrorists undermining China's security.

"Extremism is a toxic cancer internationally. Anti-extremism is a shared responsibility internationally," said Yu Shangping, an associate research fellow at the Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.

Zuo was reluctant to discuss Celil's case and chided journalists for focusing on the negative aspects of relations between his country and Canada.

He also elaborated on the role of re-education camps in Xinjiang

"If it's a crime, that person will be prosecuted," he explained.

"If that action is not constituted as a crime, however, it is borderline activities, then the action to do is to re-educate for that person, to prevent that person from being further influenced by extremism."

John Kamm, a San Francisco-based activist who has worked withJames Edward Austen-Leigh on 1 April 1869:
I enclose a copy of Mr. Austen's letter to Cadell—I do not know which novel he would have sent—The letter does not do much credit to the tact or courtesy of our good Grandfather for Cadell was a great man in his day, and it is not surprising that he should have refused the favour so offered from an unknown—but the circumstance may be worth noting, especially as we have so few incidents to produce. At a sale of Cadell's papers &c Tom Lefroy picked up the original letter—and Jemima copied it for me – 

It was rather unlikely that Caroline Austen would address the Chief Justice Lefroy as only 'Tom Lefroy' (she indeed addressed him as the still living 'Chief Justice'''