“Genocide and crimes against humanity,” the “democratic norms” cited by Washington in the conversation with Beijing have been eroded.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Brinken once again expressed in a phone call with China’s top diplomat that the United States is concerned about the “ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing” of Xinjiang Uyghur Muslims in China’s remote western region and the “deterioration of democratic norms” under Chinese rule. Hong Kong.

Secretary of State Brinken spoke with Yang Jiechi, the top diplomat of the Chinese Communist Party, on Friday to discuss a series of thorny issues facing the two major countries, including North Korea. Nuclear program, The State Council spokesperson said.

Amnesty International released a report on June 10 showing that Xinjiang has become a “Dystopian hell” Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities face systematic and state-organized “mass detention and torture equivalent to crimes against humanity.”

The dialogue between Brinken and Yang further emerged in the challenge raised by China Ongoing discussion Among the leaders of the industrialized democracies of the British Group of Seven, President Joe Biden attended the meeting.

China has Blow Regarding Hong Kong’s democracy advocates, a former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997 under the agreed principle of “one China, two systems”, which would allow Hong Kong to continue to be democratic and free.

State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that in addition to “the United States and China need to work together for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula,” Brinken and Yang also discussed other “common global challenges”, including Iran, Myanmar and the climate crisis. . In a statement.

Brinken called on the Chinese authorities to strengthen “cooperation and transparency” in the ongoing investigation of the origin of the COVID-19 virus by the World Health Organization.

According to Chinese state media, during the call, Yang expressed serious concern to Blinken Beijing that some people in the United States are spreading “ridiculous stories” about the escape of the coronavirus from the Wuhan laboratory.

According to a Reuters report, China Central Television stated that Beijing firmly opposes what Yang called the “evil behavior” against the epidemic, which he said was used to slander China.

Price said that the top US diplomat called on Beijing to “stop pressure on Taiwan and resolve the cross-strait issue peacefully.” According to a CCTV report, Yang told Brinken that Washington should handle Taiwan-related issues “cautiously and properly.”

According to a CCTV report, Yang said that Washington should cooperate with Beijing to “get the relationship back on track.”

After Blincoln met with Yang Zhiyuan, US-China diplomatic relations have become increasingly tense Face to face in alaska March. At that time, the United States expressed “deep concern” about China’s actions, and China responded with “resolute opposition to US interference in China’s internal affairs.”

Bonnie Glaser, an Asian expert at the German Marshall Fund think tank, told Reuters that although the agenda included potential areas of cooperation, the conversation seemed to be dominated by controversial issues.

She said that Yang Jiechi called on Washington to cooperate with Beijing to “get back on track” in relations between the two countries, which shows that China is still pushing the problems in the relationship to the United States.

According to Reuters, despite diplomatic tensions, China’s largest ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing applied for an initial public offering in the US financial market on Thursday and is expected to become the world’s largest IPO this year.

The company is backed by Asia’s largest technology investment companies-SoftBank, Alibaba and Tencent. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that it may raise about US$10 billion and seek a valuation close to US$100 billion.

At this valuation, Didi’s listing will be the largest Chinese stock offering in the United States since Alibaba raised $25 billion in 2014.