China's government has denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comment that Beijing is trying to erase Muslim culture in its northwest.
A foreign ministry spokesman on Monday rejected Pompeo's comment at the United Nations that the detention of Chinese Muslims is unrelated to anti-terrorism activity.
The spokesman, Geng Shuang, said Chinese activities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where critics say Muslims are held in detention camps, are the same as de-radicalization efforts in other countries.
Geng said US political leaders "slandered China's policy toward Xinjiang and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs.
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