Published 14:00 IST, August 26th 2020
Biden campaign pipes up against China on Uighurs; accuses Trump of condoning genocide
Joe Biden's campaign issued a statement on Tuesday that accused the Chinese govt of practicing 'genocide' over Uighurs and other minority ethnic groups
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Joe Biden's campaign issued a statement on Tuesday that accused Chinese government of practicing 'gecide' over Uighurs and or mirity ethnic groups in rthwest region. However, China has strongly denied all allegations of being engd in human rights abuse. Joe Biden's campaign spokesperson also blamed Donald Trump for condoning gecide treatment of Uighurs by China.
' unspeakable oppression of Uighurs'
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Joe Biden's spokesperson Andrew Bates in a statement on August 25 blamed China for oppressing Uighurs and or mirity groups by 'gecide'. Bates furr said, Joe Biden "stands against it in strongest terms."
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China rejected all allegations and in response to that Biden campaign asserted that US government only opts formal label when it has eugh evidence to understand crime. re are many reports from journalists, former detainees, NGOs which clearly reveal China's repression against Uighurs, informed Bates. re have been reports of arbitrary detentions, brainwashing, forced sterilization and mass surveillance which has been labelled as 'domestic gecide' by experts.
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Donald Trump accused of condoning gecide
Joe Biden's campaign spokesperson said, “ unspeakable oppression that Uighurs and or ethnic mirities have suffered at hands of China’s authoritarian government is gecide and Joe Biden stands against it in strongest terms. If Trump ministration does indeed choose to call this out for what it is, as Joe Biden alrey did, pressing question is what will Donald Trump do to take action. He must also apologize for condoning this horrifying treatment of Uighurs."
During a recent interview, Donald Trump said that he held off on imposing sanctions against Chinese officials who were involved in mass detention camps as it would infuriate Chinese and also interfere in any US-China deal. former White House National Security visor John Bolton asserted in his book that US President has encourd Xi Jinping to build mass detention camps in 2019. Trump has rejected all allegations me against him. 2020 US elections are to be held on vember 3, and RNC to formally minate is currently ongoing.
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14:00 IST, August 26th 2020