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BEIJING: The outgoing US ambassador to Beijing has urged China to respect the rights of peaceful political activists and has said that Washington is deeply concerned about the fate of a minority scholar charged with separatism.
Gary Locke made the call at his final news conference as ambassador on Thursday following a 2-year tenure that included two serious diplomatic crises as well as a major expansion of trade and travel links.
Locke has said that Washington is very concerned about the case of Ilham Tohti, an outspoken advocate for the Uighur Muslim minority who was formally arrested on Tuesday. Locke has said that China should value not just the economic welfare of its people, but also their freedom of speech, assembly and religion.
China's communist government routinely criticizes such remarks as interference in its internal politics.
US ambassador urges China to respect human rights - The Times of India
Gary Locke made the call at his final news conference as ambassador on Thursday following a 2-year tenure that included two serious diplomatic crises as well as a major expansion of trade and travel links.
Locke has said that Washington is very concerned about the case of Ilham Tohti, an outspoken advocate for the Uighur Muslim minority who was formally arrested on Tuesday. Locke has said that China should value not just the economic welfare of its people, but also their freedom of speech, assembly and religion.
China's communist government routinely criticizes such remarks as interference in its internal politics.
US ambassador urges China to respect human rights - The Times of India