China lashes out after US lawmaker urges Starbucks to close Xinjiang stores
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Beijing rejects human rights abuse claims, saying region ‘enjoys social stability, economic prosperity, ethnic unity and religious harmony’.

Beijing has hit back at a US lawmaker’s criticism of coffee chain Starbucks for opening its first stores in Xinjiang, rejecting the allegation that China has committed human rights abuses against the far-western region’s mostly Muslim Uygur population. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun on Saturday said claims of “genocide” in Xinjiang were a “blatant lie” and accused the “US group” who raised the suggestions of attacking Beijing for political purposes. “Today’s Xinjiang enjoys social…

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