China criticized the Indian government on Friday for granting a visa to Germany-based Uyghur leader Dolkun Isa, who is branded as terrorist by Beijing.

"Dolkun is a terrorist in the red notice of the Interpol and Chinese police. Bringing him to justice is due obligation of relevant countries," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunyin.

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Isa is among the four Uyghur leaders who will attend a conference on democracy in Dharamshala next week. They will also meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama during the conference.

"Yes, I am invited  in one of the conference in Dharamsala which will be held between 28 April and May 1. I am planning to go, so I have got the electronic visa for India," Isa confirmed in an email to Hindustan Times newspaper. "I really want to visit India because I have never been (to) India," he said. "India is one of my dream (countries) to visit."

Isa, an exiled Uyghur leader from the volatile Xinjiang region, is heading Munich-based World Uyghur Congress. China considered him a wanted criminal and put him in the country's designated terrorists list.

India's move is seen as a retaliation for China's support tPakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad' chief Masood Azhar at the United Nations. China recently blocked India's attempt to put Pathankot terror attack mastermind Azhar in United Nations designated terrorists list.

The Chinese government defended its decision saying that it always deals with the listing of 1267 committee based on facts and pursuant to UN Security Council resolutions and relevant rules in a fair manner.

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