Twitter locks account of China’s US embassy for post defending its policies in Xinjiang region
Earlier in January, the Chinese Embassy account tweeted that Uighur women were no longer ‘baby making machines’. Jan 21, 2021 · 03:15 pm This file photo taken on June 4, 2019 shows a Uighur woman waiting with children on a street in Kashgar in China s northwest Xinjiang region. | Greg Baker/AFP
The Twitter account of China’s US embassy has been locked after it tweeted in defence of Beijing’s policies in the Xinjiang region, Reuters reported on Thursday. Although it is not clear when Twitter took the action, the Chinese embassy’s account has not posted any new tweets since January 9.
Pompeo says China s treatment of Muslim minorities constitutes a genocide
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets the media in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Italy at the start of a four-nation tour of Europe as the push to impeach President Donald Trump gains steam at home. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
Posted at 1:00 PM, Jan 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-19 14:01:07-05
WASHINGTON â On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lashed out anew at China by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang region, also known as the Uighurs, constitute a genocide.
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