Xi recent meeting under scrutiny for silence on Uyghur human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang: Report

Washington/Beijing, June 25 The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has drawn attention after official statements from both Washington and Beijing following the talks made no mention of human rights concerns, including allegations of abuse against Uyghurs by Chinese authorities. The omission comes amid Trump’s increasingly warm rhetoric towards Xi, whom he recently described as a “friend” and a “good man”, a report has stated. According to a report in an online magazine, The Diplomat, Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas had hoped that President Trump’s visit to Beijing last month would provide a long-awaited…