China claims foreign relations ‘sabotage’ as UN rights official visits Xinjiang

United Nations high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet meets Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (Xinhua via AP)

Chinese officials have said the US, UK and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights.

China has long held back the fact-finding mission led by Michelle Bachelet, focused on allegations of mass confinement, forced labour and compulsory birth control measures imposed on members of the Uighur, Kazakh and other Muslim minorities.