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Trump Administration labels treatment of Uighurs in China genocide in Mike Pompeo statement
The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” in its repression of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, one day before US President-elect Joe Biden is to take office.
Key points:
- China/US relations have been at a low in the final year of the Trump presidency, largely due to tensions over the coronavirus pandemic
- Mike Pompeo labelled China’s treatment of Uighurs as genocide that he believes is ongoing
- The comments come just before the Trump Administration is set to hand power to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration
US officials briefing reporters on the move said in a call that “an exhaustive documentation of (China’s) own…
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