Turkey says conveyed to China its views, expectations over Uyghurs


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ANKARA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday he conveyed Turkey’s “views, expectations and sensitivities” over the Uyghur Muslim ethnic group to Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during talks in Beijing, adding the two also discussed economic cooperation. China has been accused of facilitating forced labor by detaining around a million Uyghurs and other primarily Muslim minorities in camps since 2016. It initially denied the camps existed, but has since said they are vocational centers and are designed to combat extremism, denying all accusations of abuse. Many Uyghurs reside in Turkey, with whom Turks share ethnic, religious...