China's Uyghur travel restrictions detailed in report amid Trump unease

Apparent pick for key State Department post made controversial remarks on Xinjiang

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A police officer orders journalists off a plane before other passengers at Urumqi airport in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in May 2021. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE

HONG KONG -- Human Rights Watch on Tuesday issued a fresh warning on continued abuse of minority Uyghurs by Chinese authorities, just as a reported appointment to a key diplomatic post in Washington raised questions over the Donald Trump administration's stance on the issue.

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