LONDON — Britain on Sunday accused Beijing of “gross, egregious human rights abuses” over its “deeply troubling” treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. “It is clear that there are gross, egregious human rights abuses going on… it is deeply, deeply troubling,” he told the BBC. “We want a positive relationship (with China), but we cannot see behavior like that and not call it out,” Raab added. His comments come as tensions between London and China are rising over a host of issues. ‘Resolute response’The United States earlier this month slapped sanctions on senior Chinese officials, as it demanded an end to the “horrific” abuses against Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 19, 2020 11:37 UTC