Speaking at a press conference on March 7 , Foreign Minister Wang Yi said allegations of a genocide in Xinjiang "couldn't be more preposterous." On January 19, the outgoing Trump administration declared the Chinese government was committing genocide in Xinjiang. Genocide ConventionThe four-page UN Genocide Convention was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948 and has a clear definition of what constitutes "genocide." While violating just one act in the Genocide Convention would constitute a finding of genocide, the Newlines report claims the Chinese government has fulfilled all criteria with its actions in Xinjiang. "These countries, the countries that signed the Genocide Convention, they have an obligation to prevent and punish ...

Source: CNN March 09, 2021 04:52 UTC