Trainees signed “education agreements” to receive “concentrated training” and undergo “live-in study”, Zakir said.

They received Chinese language lessons and lectures on the constitution and laws, he said, without specifying how many people were receiving such training. Skills training included food processing, assembling electronic products, hairdressing, clothes making and e-commerce.

“Through vocational training, most trainees have been able to reflect on their mistakes and see clearly the essence and harm of terrorism and religious extremism,” Zakir was quoted as saying.

“They have also been able to better tell right from wrong and resist the infiltration of extremist thought,” he said.

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