Russia, Belarus, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan have expressed support for China's treatment of Uyghurs on multiple occasions.[204][205] Russia signed both statements at the UN (in July and October 2019) that supported China's Xinjiang policies.[205][196][4] NPR reported that Kazakhstan and "its neighbors in the mostly Muslim region of Central Asia that have benefited from Chinese investment aren't speaking up for the Muslims inside internment camps in China".[236]