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BEIJING : China's commerce ministry said on Tuesday that talks with Switzerland to upgrade a free trade agreement between both countries were not "frozen". China's human rights record, in particular the way it treats the mostly Muslim Uyghur minority in its northwest region of Xinjiang, has strained its relationship with Western countries. China has denied accusations of rights abuses. Swiss newspapers reported on Sunday that efforts by Switzerland to refresh its free trade agreement with China have stalled as Bern takes a more critical view of Beijing's human rights record. "The situation of talks being frozen does not exist. Both...
