UK MPs anger Beijing by declaring ‘genocide’ against Uighurs in Xinjiang

LONDON: Beijing on Friday criticised British MPs after they approved a symbolic parliamentary motion declaring that Uyghur Muslims in China were “suffering crimes against humanity and genocide,” calling the accusations a “big lie.”

Although the motion, approved late Thursday, is non-binding and does not require the government to act, it is a further indication of the hardening stance of Britain’s parliament towards China over the treatment of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.