WUC urges Trump to raise Uyghur genocide, human rights concerns during upcoming China visit

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Munich [Germany] May 7 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has urged United States President Donald Trump to raise the issue of the Uyghur genocide and press China over alleged human rights abuses during his upcoming visit to China on May 15, which will mark his first trip to the country during his second term in office, according to a WUC press release.

The WUC said that ahead of the visit, President Trump had indicated interest in expanding cooperation with China in sectors including rare earth materials, electric vehicles, and other industries that the organisation claims are linked to the use of Uyghur forced labour within global supply chains.

In its statement, the WUC called on President Trump and the US government to use the visit as an opportunity to publicly address what it described as the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs and to hold China accountable for alleged large-scale human rights violations.

The organisation noted that the United States has historic...

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