What action has been alleged by the Chinese government toward Uighur children?

• A. Sending them to private schools abroad
• B. Separating Uighur children from their families and placing them in state-run institutions
• C. Providing universal free education
• D. Sending them to Western boarding schools

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how state actions toward Uighur children in Xinjiang have been described in terms of family separation and state custody. The action described is separating children from their families and placing them in state-run institutions. This framing captures a pattern reported by many observers, where the state takes a central role in the upbringing of minority children, sometimes through centers or facilities that are run and funded by the government. The Chinese government has described similar measures as educational or vocational training designed to prevent extremism, but international reports and human rights organizations often characterize them as coercive removal of children from their families and assimilation-leaning state care. The other options do not match the reported focus of these allegations—sending children abroad, universal free education, or Western boarding schools are not the actions that are commonly cited in this context.