The United States, Germany and Britain have clashed with China at the United Nations over its treatment of the Uighurs and people from other mostly Muslim groups in Xinjiang, as they pressed ahead with a virtual event that Beijing had lobbied UN member states to stay away from.
“We will keep standing up and speaking out until China’s government stops its crimes against humanity and the genocide of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang,” US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the event, which organisers said was attended by about 50 countries on Wednesday.
“In Xinjiang, people are being tortured. Women are being forcibly sterilised,” Thomas-Greenfield said.
At a virtual event hosted, US Ambassador to the UN said they will keep standing up and speaking out until China's government stops its crimes against humanity.
Western powers clash with China over Xinjiang at UN Crime News
The United States, Germany and Britain have clashed with China over the treatment of Uighurs and mostly Muslim Xinjiang groups at the United Nations as Beijing lobbied to stay away from UN member states as it progressed with a virtual event. .
“We will continue to stand and talk until the Chinese government cancels crimes against humanity and the genocide of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the ceremony, said about 50 people attended the country on Wednesday.
The UN, several western countries, academics and rights groups say they have sent hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs to education camps in the far-western region. China has acknowledged the existence of the camps, but said they are the vocational training centers needed to deal with hard teams.
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