Wang meets top UN rights official as she opens Xinjiang trip

UN envoy’s access to Xinjiang under scrutiny as China trip begins

China has called a mission by the UN rights chief a chance to “clarify misinformation” ahead of her visit on Tuesday to Xinjiang as Uyghurs warned a public relations stunt may lie in wait.The ruling Communist Party is accused of detaining over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-western region as part of a years-long crackdown the United States and lawmakers in other Western countries have labelled a “genocide”.United Nati…

Wang meets UN rights chief at opening of Xinjiang trip

BEIJING: China's foreign minister met with the United Nations' top human rights official on her visit to his nation and shared with her that Beijing opposes "politicizing" human rights and imposing double standards, the country's foreign ministry said.Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Michelle Bachelet in the southern city of Guangzhou on Monday as she started a trip that is the first to China by a UN high commissioner for human rights since 2005.Her…

UN Envoy's Access to China's Xinjiang under Scrutiny as Trip Begins

China has called a mission by the UN rights chief a chance to "clarify misinformation" ahead of her visit on Tuesday to Xinjiang as Uyghurs warned a public relations stunt may lie in wait. The ruling Communist Party is accused of detaining over one m

China claims sabotage as UN rights official visits Xinjiang

China on Tuesday said the U.S., Britain and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights.

China claims foreign relations ‘sabotage’ as UN rights official visits Xinjiang

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China claims foreign relations ‘sabotage’ as UN rights official visits Xinjiang

Chinese officials have said the US, UK and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights.