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Michelle Bachelet - A + A BEIJING (May 29): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, whose rare visit to China was criticised by rights groups and Western countries, has said she urged Beijing to review its counterterrorism policies to ensure they comply with international human rights standards. Bachelet reiterated, however, that her six-day trip, which ended on Saturday and included a visit to the western region of Xinjiang, was not an investigation into China's human rights policies but an opportunity to engage with the government. Bachelet started her China trip, the first by a UN Human Rights High Commissioner in...