British diplomat uses social media to draw attention to removal of Chinese mosque minarets

By Dong Xing and Max Walden

(ABC.NET) A senior UK diplomat has taken to social media to comment on the removal of minarets at several mosques in western China, drawing attention to the ongoing crackdown against Muslims in the country.

Britain’s deputy head of mission in China, Christina Scott, this week posted a photo on Twitter of the Dongguan Mosque, as it appeared in a guidebook, next to a present-day photo of the mosque without its Islamic-style dome and minarets.

“Guidebook getting out of date. Go to the Dongguan Great Mosque, it advises. So I do. Closed for renovations which seem to have included removing the dome and minarets,” Ms Scott wrote.

One person replied: “When I was there in July, the minarets were still visible.”