China Claims Sabotage as UN Rights Official Visits Xinjiang

Advertisement China on Tuesday said the United States, Britain, and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights. China has long held back the fact-finding mission led by Michelle Bachelet, focused on allegations of mass confinement, forced labor, and compulsory birth control measures imposed on members of the Uyghur, Kazakh, and other Muslim minorities. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin went on the offensive over such criticisms Tuesday, saying “the U.S., Britain and…