Originally Posted by
B407
I believe this is due to the fact that many of the Chinese-Muslim minority ethnic groups often have family ties to Turkey. And relations between the Chinese government and the the Muslim minority groups in China is not great.
In addition, Turkey is supportive of Uyghurs in China generally and has been accused of allowing transit of Uyghur jihadis into Syria (and the possibility of jihadis transiting the other way into China).