China dismisses Pope Francis's comments about persecution of Uighurs

Beijing says pontiff’s remarks have ‘no factual basis’ despite evidence a million of the Muslim minority group are being held in camps

China has dismissed criticism of its treatment of Uighurs in a new book by Pope Francis in which he describes the “persecution” of the Muslim minority group.

A foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, said Francis’ remarks had “no factual basis at all”.

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