China rejects Canada’s motion deeming treatment of Uighurs a genocide
China said on Tuesday that it condemned and rejected Canada’s parliament passing a non-binding motion saying China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide.
China have lodged stern representations with Canada, the foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular briefing.
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Canada’s parliament passed a non-binding motion on Monday saying China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region constitutes genocide, putting pressure on Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to follow suit.
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