China Uighurs: Beijing denies detaining one million

China has said reports it is holding a million Muslim Uighurs in detention in Xinjiang are “completely untrue”.

Uighurs enjoyed full rights but “those deceived by religious extremism… shall be assisted by resettlement and re-education”, officials said.

The rare admission from Beijing – at a UN meeting in Geneva – came in response to concerns that the region “resembles a massive internment camp”.

Xinjiang has seen intermittent violence – followed by crackdowns – for years.

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