NEW YORK -- The U.S. Department of State's 2020 human rights report classified China's actions in Xinjiang as "genocide and crimes against humanity" for the first time, as tensions between the two countries over Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority population continue to rise.
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US human rights report calls China's actions in Xinjiang 'genocide'
Report lays out claims of torture, forced sterilization and persecution against Uyghur community
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on the release of the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at the State Department. © Reuters
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