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German minister wants China cooperation dependent on rights situation - Spiegel

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a news conference with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi (not pictured), at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants to make cooperation with China dependent on the human rights situation there, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Wednesday, citing a draft of a new government China strategy.

The 59-page draft strategy document, which Spiegel said the Foreign Ministry had distributed to the other ministries for approval a few days ago, refers to "massive human rights violations" in the Xinjiang region and in Tibet.

Spiegel said it had obtained a copy of the confidential paper.

(Writing by Paul Carrel, editing by Rachel More)

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