The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has arrived in China to visit China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where concerns have been raised over the human rights situation from Europe and the United States.
China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin revealed at a press conference on the 23rd that the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has arrived in China.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights has visited China since 2005, and this time it will spend six days visiting Urumqi, the central city of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Kashgar in the southern part of the autonomous region.
Regarding the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, there are concerns from Europe and the United States that Uighurs, an ethnic minority group, are being forced into labor, but the Chinese government has consistently denied it.
Mr. Bachelet will meet with Chinese government officials and announce the results at a press conference after the inspection, but so far detailed inspection destinations and schedules have not been disclosed, and the media will accompany him. Not scheduled.
In connection with this, Spokesperson Mio explained that he has decided to adopt a so-called "bubble method" that prevents contact with the outside in order to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has hoped that this visit will be credible, but the focus will be on how far the Chinese side will accept the UN's request and make the visit more than just formal.
Meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, High Commissioner for Human Rights
Prior to the visit, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Guangzhou, southern China on the 23rd.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights posted a photo of the meeting on Twitter: "We will discuss delicate and important human rights issues. This visit will help help promote human rights in China and around the world. I hope that. "
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China also announced the talks on its website, in which Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized that "China has always made it important to protect the human rights of ethnic minorities."
He added, "The first thing that is necessary for the development of international human rights projects is to maintain mutual respect and not to politicize. China will constructively cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the basis of mutual respect and equality. I want to go, "he said, and restrained Europe and the United States, which are concerned about the human rights situation in the Uighur Autonomous Region of China.