Posted on 06/25/2021 4:01:14 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
GENEVA: China pressured Ukraine into withdrawing its support for a call for more scrutiny of human rights in China's western region of Xinjiang by threatening to withhold Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines destined for Ukraine unless it did so, diplomats told The Associated Press on Friday.
Ukraine briefly joined a statement by over 40 countries, presented by Canada at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, urging China to allow immediate access for independent observers to Xinjiang.
Some human rights groups have alleged Chinese mistreatment of Muslim Uyghurs and others in the region. On Thursday, Ukraine pulled its name off the list of supporting states after Chinese authorities warned Kyiv that they would block a planned shipment of at least 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Ukraine unless it did so, said diplomats from two western countries.
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With Biden’s support no doubt.
Ukraine lecturing on human rights?
Pot meet kettle.
I'd be leery of anything coming out of China right now.
Now we know why Sock Puppet Joe has cut their military aid.
China’s “vaccine diplomacy” suddenly becomes vaccine extortion.
Probably also told by Russia not to play those games...
Gee, Xi committed an impeachable offense for pursuing his country’s best interest.
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