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China rejects US charges that it has committed genocide against Uighur and other Muslims in the remote western region, where activists say more than 1 million are held in internment camps
The United States on Friday condemned China s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called crimes against humanity and genocide in Xinjiang against Muslim Uighurs and severe restrictions in Tibet. We condemn China s abuse of members of ethnic and religious minority groups including crimes against humanity and genocide in Xinjiang and severe restrictions in Tibet, Mark Cassayre, US charge d affaires, told the U.N. Human Rights Council.