BEIJING, May 23 — The UN human rights chief was Monday due to begin a six-day trip to China that takes in the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party.
Later in the week she is due to travel to the Xinjiang cities of Urumqi and Kashgar as well as the southern city of Guangzhou. But fears have swirled of a whitewash offering a tightly-controlled glimpse into life in the province, which China says it has pacified with “re-education centres” and uplifted with an economic rejuvenation drive.The United States led the criticism ahead of her trip, saying it was “deeply concerned” Bachelet had failed to secure guarantees on what she can see.
Her visit will be “a running battle against Chinese government efforts to cover up the truth,” said Agnes Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty International.
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