China insisted that the Guantanamo Uyghurs were terrorists
The 22 Uyghurs at Guantanamo were declared ’not enemy combatants,’ but the Chinese embassy in New York kept insisting they were “East Turkestan Terrorists,” even in 2004.^[ Devastating Blows; Religious Repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang]
Sun Weide, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, said Beijing considers the Uighurs at Guantánamo to be “East Turkmenstan terrorists” who should be returned to China. He urged the US not to have “double standards” on the issue of terrorists.^[https://www.ft.com/content/21cdfa54-2873-11d9-9308-00000e2511c8]