China expresses strong indignation on U.S. passing Xinjiang bill

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed strong indignation and firm opposition to the U.S. House of Representatives passing its version of a bill concerning China's Xinjiang on Tuesday.

A view of International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [File Photo: VCG]

The bill deliberately denigrated China's human rights situation in Xinjiang and wantonly smeared China's efforts to eliminate terrorism and combat extremism, said ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying.

It is a malicious attack on the Chinese government's policy of governing Xinjiang, stressed Hua, noting that it is not only a serious violation of international law and basic norms governing international relations, but also a grave interference in China's internal affairs.

On September 11, the U.S. Senate approved its version of the bill titled "Uygur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019."