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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

Travel firms urged to halt trips to Uyghur region over China rights abuses

Tour guides stand in front of a large image depicting various ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
Tour guides stand in front of a poster depicting various ethnic groups in Xinjiang. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Uyghur advocates have called on western tourism companies to stop selling package holidays that take visitors through Xinjiang, where human rights abuses by authorities have been called a genocide by some governments.

The request comes as China reopens to foreign visitors after the pandemic, and as its leader, Xi Jinping, calls for more tourism to the region.

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