UN rights chief says her trip to China faced 'limitations'


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GENEVA (BLOOMBERG)- UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was unable to visit detained Uighurs and that she was accompanied by authorities while visiting Xinjiang, remarks that raise questions about the Chinese government’s efforts to influence her trip. "I was not able to speak to any Uighurs currently detained or their families during the visit," Ms Bachelet told a meeting of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday (June 15), adding that the visit to China faced "limitations, especially given the prevailing Covid restrictions." Ms Bachelet did say the government helped her meet "all institutions I had asked to meet, such...