WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States said on Thursday (Friday in Manila) it raised concerns with China about human rights in the Xinjiang region after activists voiced outrage over a meeting between the two powers on counterterrorism.

US and Chinese officials met on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in Washington on counterterrorism cooperation, amid Beijing’s widening crackdown on Uighur activists in the far western Xinjiang region following a string of deadly attacks.

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