BEIJING — The U.S. government expressed deep concerns to the U.N. about a reported trip by the U.N. counterterrorism chief to the restive Xinjiang region in China’s far west. “More specific information will be released in time,” ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily briefing. China has faced international criticism over internment camps in Xinjiang that hold an estimated one million members of the Uighur and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. Chinese officials describe the camps as vocational training centers and say they are necessary to curb religious extremism. Geng has previously said the U.S. accusations are “fabricated lies” and that the United States should not interfere in China’s internal affairs.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 15, 2019 02:15 UTC