Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6RHK2)
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing on Friday
Labour has backtracked on plans to push for formal recognition of China's treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide in the run-up to David Lammy's trip to the country this weekend.
The foreign secretary is expected to arrive in Beijing on Friday for high-level meetings before travelling to Shanghai on Saturday.
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