China steps up offensive at UN to tell Xinjiang truth


The Chinese delegation in Geneva included the head of the Xinjiang government's information office Xu Guixiang (right). - AFP

GENEVA (AFP): China sent a small army of delegates from Xinjiang to the UN in Geneva on Thursday (Sept 22), where they spent two hours hammering home the "truth" about the rights situation in the region.

Beijing has made no secret of its displeasure with a United Nations report published last month, which warned of possible crimes against humanity in the far-western Xinjiang region.

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