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US declares China has committed ‘genocide’ in treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang
The Trump administration has determined that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” in its repression of Uygur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, delivering an embarrassing blow to Beijing a day before US President-elect Joe Biden is to take office.US officials briefing reporters on the move said in a call that “an exhaustive documentation of (China’s) own policies, practices and abuse in Xinjiang” viewed by Pompeo led him to…