HONG KONG -- China's censors are scrubbing online claims about starvation and lack of medical care during a virus lockdown in its Xinjiang region, where Beijing already stands accused of committing rights abuses.
Under its strict zero-COVID policy, China has been shutting down cities and regions to quash outbreaks, including a two-month lockdown of Shanghai's 25 million residents earlier this year. It has yet to officially confirm the curbs in far-western Xinjiang, home to mostly Muslim minority groups.
