Coverage dated May 19, 2022 to May 23, 2022

UN Rights Chief's Visit to Xinjiang Met With Anticipation, Skepticism

Headline from Voice of America, on the newest of 3 developments

Rights groups and activists worry that the ongoing visit to China by UN human rights chief will be used as Beijing’s propaganda

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. UN rights chief begins landmark China trip from Monday

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. UN Rights Chief Arrives in China

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  3. Newest

    UN Rights Chief's Visit to Xinjiang Met With Anticipation, Skepticism

    Headline from Voice of America ·

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    UN rights chief to make landmark trip to China’s Xinjiang region (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Michelle Bachelet’s visit marks the first trip to China by a UN human rights commissioner since 2005.

  2. Digital Journal

    UN rights chief begins landmark China trip from Monday (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The UN rights chief will travel to China's Xinjiang region next week for a visit under intense international scrutiny after demands for her to call out

  3. MyNorthwest

    UN rights chief to visit China next week, travel to Xinjiang (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    GENEVA (AP) -- The United Nations' top human rights official will visit China next week on a trip that will take her to the Xinjiang region, where rights

  4. Voice of America

    UN Rights Chief Arrives in China (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Michelle Bachelet begins six-day visit that will also take her to Xinjiang, where Beijing is accused of abuses against the region's mostly Muslim Uyghur minority

  5. France 24

    Xinjiang in spotlight as UN rights chief arrives for contentious China visit (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Allegations of human rights abuses in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region will dominate a visit by the United Nations’ top rights official that began Monday.

  6. Digital Journal

    UN human rights chief to begin contentious China visit (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The UN human rights chief was Monday due to begin a six-day trip to China that takes in the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the

  7. MyNorthwest

    Xinjiang in focus as UN rights chief arrives for China visit (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    BEIJING (AP) -- Allegations of human rights abuses in China's northwestern Xinjiang region are the dominant issue on a visit by the United Nations' top

  8. The Times of Israel

    UN human rights chief begins China visit amid concerns it’s a publicity ploy (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Instead of thorough probe into alleged abuses, rights advocates fear Michelle Bachelet will get stage-managed tour including in troubled Xinjiang region; US says 'no expectations'

  9. Al Jazeera

    Xinjiang in focus as UN human rights chief visits China (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The tour by Michelle Bachelet comes as Beijing stands accused of widespread abuses of Muslims in far-western Xinjiang.

  10. France 24

    UN human rights chief begins contentious China visit (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The UN human rights chief began a six-day trip to China on Monday that will include the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist…

  11. France 24

    UN rights chief's access to China's Xinjiang under scrutiny during visit (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    China has called a mission by the UN rights chief a chance to "clarify misinformation" ahead of her visit on Tuesday to Xinjiang as Uyghurs warned a public relations stunt may lie in wait.

  12. Voice of America

    UN Rights Chief's Visit to Xinjiang Met With Anticipation, Skepticism (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Rights groups and activists worry that the ongoing visit to China by UN human rights chief will be used as Beijing’s propaganda

  13. France 24

    UN envoy's access to China's Xinjiang under scrutiny as trip begins (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    China has called a mission by the UN rights chief a chance to "clarify misinformation" ahead of her visit on Tuesday to Xinjiang as Uyghurs warned a public relations stunt may lie in wait.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    UN rights chief to visit China's Xinjiang | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Michelle Bachelet is making a landmark trip to the region, where Beijing is alleged to have repressed Muslim minorities. China said it's hoping the visit can "clarify misinformation."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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