Arsenal star Ozil recently criticised China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims – speaking a fierce backlash.
The country’s foreign minister, Geng Shuang, has hit out at the Germany international by saying: “I don’t know if Mr Ozil has been to Xinjiang himself – but it seems he has been deceived by fake news, and that his judgment was influenced by untruthful remarks.
“If Mr Ozil has the opportunity, we will be pleased to see him go to Xinjiang and have a look.
“There is no history record of the so-called the State of East Turkestan.”
Ozil’s criticism of China saw Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Manchester City pulled from the country’s television channels.
