China rejects Pope's comment on Uighurs

Updated November 24 2020 - 9:54pm, first published 9:50pm
The Pope's expression of sympathy for the Uighur muslim minority has offended China.
The Pope's expression of sympathy for the Uighur muslim minority has offended China.

China has criticised Pope Francis over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by the Uighur Muslim minority group.

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