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UN Secretary-General says he expects China to let rights chief visit Xinjiang
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left), International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (2nd from left) and China's President Xi Jinping (3rd from left) wave during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, on February 4, 2022. (Anthony Wallace/Pool/AFP)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells leaders in Beijing he expects them to allow UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to make a “credible” visit to China, including a stop in the troubled Xinjiang region, his spokesman says.
Guterres meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics, according to a readout of their talks.
The UN chief “expressed his expectation that the contacts between the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Chinese authorities will allow for a credible visit of the High Commissioner to China, including Xinjiang,” it says.
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