Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked Tuesday’s 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by saying he has real concerns about China’s human rights record, including the repression of an estimated one million ethnic Uighurs. “We continue to call on China to respect human rights, to respect the right to protest, to respect freedom of expression, to cease its actions against minorities like the Uighurs in western China,” Trudeau said when asked about the anniversary during an event in Vancouver. “We salute the heroes of the Chinese people who bravely stood up 30 years ago in Tiananmen Square to demand their rights. “Since the incident, China has successfully become the world’s second-largest economy, with rapid improvement of people’s living standards. The policy of avoiding arguing has served as a contributor to the country’s economic take-off.”

Source: National Post June 04, 2019 16:54 UTC