China denounces people’s tribunal on alleged Xinjiang abuses

Xu Guixiang, a spokesperson for the Xinjiang north-western region’s government, is surrounded by reporters. China has denounced a people’s tribunal planned for the UK over allegations of genocide being committed against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim people in the Xinjiang region (Andy Wong/AP)

China has denounced plans for a people’s tribunal in Britain on allegations of genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic Muslim people in China’s Xinjiang region.

The spokesman for the north-western region’s government, Xu Guixiang, said China “condemned and despised” the hearings, which are expected to draw dozens of witnesses when they begin in early June.