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Netherlands s Arnhem city breaks ties with Wuhan over China s handling of Uyghurs ANI | Updated: Jul 23, 2021 08:28 IST
Arnhem [Netherlands] July 23 (ANI): Terming Beijing s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide , Netherland s Arnhem city broke cooperation chains with their sister city of Wuhan.
In a surprise decision, the majority of the Arnhem city council voted against the mayor s plan to continue the relationship with Wuhan and stay in dialogue with China about human rights, a majority of political parties of the Netherlands voted for an immediate break of ties, NL Times reported. We believe that human rights violations are taking place on a massive scale in China and the situation of the Uyghurs and other minorities in China is deteriorating by the day and that under these circumstances it is immoral to maintain city ties with China, political parties said during the discussion.
Netherlands s Arnhem city breaks ties with Wuhan
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23 Jul 2021, 13:18 GMT+10
Arnhem [Netherlands] July 23 (ANI): Terming Beijing s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide , Netherland s Arnhem city broke cooperation chains with their sister city of Wuhan.
In a surprise decision, the majority of the Arnhem city council voted against the mayor s plan to continue the relationship with Wuhan and stay in dialogue with China about human rights, a majority of political parties of the Netherlands voted for an immediate break of ties, NL Times reported. We believe that human rights violations are taking place on a massive scale in China and the situation of the Uyghurs and other minorities in China is deteriorating by the day and that under these circumstances it is immoral to maintain city ties with China, political parties said during the discussion.