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China a ‘glaring example’ of religious repression, US says

China has rejected 'slanderous attacks' about conditions for Muslim Uighurs and other minorities living in its Xinjiang region [File: Ozan Kose/AFP]

China provides a “glaring example” of how governments are cracking down on religious minorities, a US official has said, as the Department of State released its annual report on religious freedom around the world.

Rashad Hussain, the US ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, said during a news conference on Thursday that “far too many governments remain undeterred of their repression of their citizens”.

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