US says China committed ‘genocide’ against Uighur, minority groups in Xinjiang

Tue, 2021-01-19 20:10

WASHINGTON: The US declared Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically raising pressure over Beijing’s sweeping incarceration of minorities on his last full day in office.
“I believe this genocide is ongoing, and that we are witnessing the systematic attempt to destroy Uighurs by the Chinese party-state,” Pompeo said in a statement.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, US. (File/Reuters)
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