Chinese officials are calling on the United States to cancel a meeting at the United Nations that will address China’s human rights abuses against the Uighur ethnic and religious minority.
The U.S. is set to host an event on the situation in Xinjiang province, which contains a large population of Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority, during this week’s United Nation’s General Assembly meeting. China has placed as many as two million in internment camps, but a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry warned the U.S. against interfering in its internal affairs, according to the Associated Press.
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