U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, preparing for a visit to China, has publicly called out Beijing over its ongoing ‘genocide’ against Uighur Muslims, a minority ethnic group in the country’s western Xinjiang region.
Adding to a series of international condemnations, Blinken accused the Chinese government of committing “crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang. These alleged actions include mass detention, surveillance, sterilization, and forced labor of Uighurs and other minorities. Beijing vehement
