GENEVA: UN ambassadors from 37 countries released a letter Friday (Saturday in Manila) defending China’s treatment of Uighur and other minorities in the Xinjiang region, in direct response to Western criticism earlier this week.

Envoys from across the European Union (EU) — along with Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand — had earlier co-signed a text denouncing China’s conduct in Xinjiang, where 1 million people, mostly ethnic Uighurs, are reportedly being held in internment camps.

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