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Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education center in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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UN rights chief regrets lack of access to Xinjiang

"I regret that I am not able to report progress on my efforts to seek meaningful access to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region," Michelle Bachelet said at the opening of the Human...

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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EU sets Uyghur and Hong Kong conditions for investment agreement

Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education center in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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US warns businesses of heightened risks on China's Xinjiang province

Customers enter a Zara shop in Nantes as non-essential business re-open after closing down for months, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in France, May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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France investigates fashion retailers for concealing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

Police officers patrol in the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on 4 May 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Pete
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In China's new Xinjiang: patriotic tourism, riot police and minders

Victoria Tower at the Houses of Parliament is seen from the Buxton Memorial Fountain, in London, Britain, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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UK parliament declares genocide in China's Xinjiang; Beijing condemns move

Erkin Tursun, a former TV producer whom officials said is serving a 20-year sentence in Xinjiang, is seen speaking on a video shown at a news conference on Xinjiang-related issues, in Beijing, China April 9, 2021. Reuters TV/via REUTERS
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Under pressure over Xinjiang, China takes aim at overseas Uighurs, academics

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi looks on during a statement to the media at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Japan expresses concerns to China about territorial waters, Hong Kong, Uighur situation

H&M logo is seen on a shop in Riga, Latvia January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
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China scrubs H&M off the country's internet

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a store of the Swedish fashion retailer H&M at a shopping complex in Beijing, China March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo
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H&M vows to rebuild trust in China after Xinjiang backlash

A perimeter fence is constructed around what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/
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Investors press companies on human rights in Xinjiang

Imams and government officials pass under security cameras as they leave the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019/ Reuters
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UN negotiating with China for unfettered access to Xinjiang: Guterres tells CBC

A digital illustration titled "Blood Cotton Initiative" by Chinese artist Wuheqilin is seen in this handout image provided to Reuters March 28, 2021. Wuheqilin/Handout via REUTERS
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Chinese digital art mocks Western criticism of labour conditions in Xinjiang