Governor of China's Xinjiang expresses strong condemnation of US bill

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Shohrat Zakir, the governor of the Chinese far western region, Xinjiang told reporters in Beijing on Monday that a recent US measure on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs.

Key Quotes:

Counter-terrorism measures in Xinjiang are no different to anti-terrorism measures in the US.

The US so-called bill has no regard for facts.

It has made groundless accusations against the human rights situation and the Chinese government.

Expresses strong condemnation of the US bill.

Any attempt to disable Xinjiang is doomed to fail.

The risk tone continues to remain tepid at the start of the week, as market digest the latest downbeat Chinese trade data, trade deal optimism while nervousness creeps in ahead of the UK elections, Fed and ECB rate decisions this week. USD/JPY trades flat around 108.60 while S&P 500 futures post small losses.

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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