China blasts 22-nation letter criticizing Xinjiang policies

BEIJING (AP) — China has attacked a statement by 22 Western countries at the United Nations urging it to cease holding member of its Muslim population in detention centers.
It calls the measures necessary for national security and accused the countries of trampling on China’s sovereignty.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters at a daily briefing Thursday that the letter “disregarded the facts, slandered and attacked China with unwarranted accusations, flagrantly