BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Tuesday that it condemned and rejected Canada's parliament passing a non-binding motion saying China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide.
China have lodged stern representations with Canada, the foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular briefing.
Canada's parliament passed a non-binding motion on Monday saying China's treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region constitutes genocide, putting pressure on Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to follow suit.
(Reporting By Cate Cadell; Writing by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
