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EXCLUSIVE China urges U.N. states not to attend Xinjiang event next week

China · May 7, 2021 · 11:20 PM UTC

China has urged United Nations member states not to attend an event planned next week by Germany, the United States and Britain on the repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang, according to a note seen by Reuters on Friday.

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