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    Pompeo Accuses China Of Genocide Against Muslim Uighurs In Xinjiang

    "I believe this genocide is ongoing," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a forceful statement issued on his last full day representing the U.S. to the world.
    by Bill Chappell Jan 19, 2021 2 minutes
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks last week at the National Press Club in Washington. He said on Tuesday that China has committed genocide against its Muslim Uighur population.

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accusing China and its Communist Party of carrying out genocide against Muslim Uighurs and other minority groups in the western Xinjiang region in a forceful statement issued on Pompeo's last full day in his diplomatic role.

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