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China denounces Xinjiang 'concentration camp' accusation by US

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Last Updated : May 06 2019 | 4:55 PM IST

China on Monday rejected a US official's accusation that three million people are held in "concentration camps" in Xinjiang, a northwest region home to most of the country's ethnic Uighur minority.

The comments are "totally inconsistent with the facts", said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

"The Chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition," he said. "We also once again urge the relevant parties in the US to... stop interfering with China's internal affairs through the Xinjiang issue."

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First Published: May 06 2019 | 4:55 PM IST

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