Members of ethnic minority groups in the U.S. “would be very envious” of the living conditions in China’s western Xinjiang region if they visited the area today, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday.
The U.S. government has historically “persecuted ethnic minorities,” Hua alleged at a regular press conference on May 13.
“If … US minorities could actually come to China and visit the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, I’m sure they would be very envious of being Chinese in this day and age,” she said.
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