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Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang

Press statement of 19 January 2021 by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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I have determined that the PRC, under the direction and control of the CCP, has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.1

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  1. 19 Jan 2021 Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang
  2. 19 Jan 2021 Mike Pompeo authored Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang
  3. 19 Jan 2021 U.S. Department of State authored Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang
  4. 20 Jan 2021 Government of the People's Republic of China disputes a finding of Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang According to Government of the People's Republic of China
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  1. Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang, U.S. Department of State, 19 Jan 2021. Primary record Archived copy
    I have determined that the PRC, under the direction and control of the CCP, has committed genocide against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.
    Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang
    I have determined that since at least March 2017, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), under the direction and control of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has committed crimes against humanity
    Determination of the Secretary of State on Atrocities in Xinjiang - United States Department of State
  2. China urges U.S. to stop weaving lies on Xinjiang, CGTN (China Global Television Network), 20 Jan 2021. Scholarship & press
    The claim of a genocide in Xinjiang is simply a lie, the spokesperson stressed, calling it a "farce" used to discredit China.
    The Uygur population there rose from 10.17 million to 12.72 million, up by 2.55 million or 25 percent, much higher than the 14 percent growth posted by the entire population of Xinjiang.
  3. OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), 31 Aug 2022. Primary record
    Overall, the Government reports that the population of XUAR grew from 12.98 million in the 2010 census to 14.93 million in the 2020 census, and that the Uyghur population grew from 10 million in the 2010 census to 11.6 million in the 2020 census, an annual average of 1.52 per cent.
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