GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday (Friday in Manila) voted against debating alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a heavy setback for Western nations.

The United States and allies last month brought a draft decision targeting China to the UN's top rights body, seeking as a bare minimum a discussion on Xinjiang.

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