US says United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet's visit to China is a mistake


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Related video: Three political parties believe "genocide" is underway in China's Xinjiang region. Credits: Image - Reuters; Video - Newshub It was a mistake for the United Nations human rights chief to agree to visit China, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, amid concerns that government restrictions on her access could undermine scrutiny of Beijing's rights record. During her six-day trip that began on Monday, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will visit China's western Xinjiang region, where her office said last year it believes mostly Muslim ethnic Uyghurs have been unlawfully detained, mistreated and forced to...