China lashes out at Canada for raising concerns over Uyghur rights violations


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Open this photo in gallery: Women walk past a propaganda slogan promoting ethnic unity in 'the new era', in both Chinese and Uyghur languages, in Yarkant, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, on July 18, 2023.PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images China’s embassy in Ottawa launched a public broadside at the Canadian government Monday over its characterization of human rights violations in Xinjiang, an indication that bilateral relations remain poor even under a new Chinese ambassador. Beijing’s diplomatic mission took to social media to challenge an account by the Department of Global Affairs of a June 19-22 visit to the northwestern Chinese province by Canadian...