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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels UK visit after British MPs call for his arrest

AP

The governor of China’s Xinjiang has cancelled a planned trip to the UK after a group of seven British MPs called for his arrest over human rights abuses against Uyghurs.

Erkin Tuniyaz, who was appointed the governor of the northwestern province where the Uyghur community lives, was due to visit London as part of his EU trip this week.

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