The deal to allow the four men, who are Chinese Muslim Uighurs, to be transferred to the territory was agreed between America and the Bermudan government without consulting British officials.

• 事件起因是在没有征得英国政府同意的情况下，美国与百慕大政府私自达成协议，将四名中国维吾尔族的穆斯林囚犯转移到百慕大群岛。