White House: China’s use of Uyghur athlete should not distract from abuses

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that China’s use of a Uyghur athlete to carry the Olympic torch cannot be a distraction from Chinese human rights abuses and genocide committed against the Uyghurs.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland; Editing by Mark Porter)

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