BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- China slammed outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday for accusing the country of genocide against its minority Uighur Muslim population, likening the allegation to a "piece of waste paper."
Beijing blasts outgoing secretary's Uighur genocide claims as 'waste paper'
Outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. One of his last official acts was to issue the statement on the Uighur situation in China. © Reuters
BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- China slammed outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday for accusing the country of genocide against its minority Uighur Muslim population, likening the allegation to a "piece of waste paper."