'Most people' detained in Xinjiang camps have been released, China claims

Official in Chinese region says detainees have ‘returned home’ but US calls for evidence and a UN inspection

Most people sent to mass detention centres in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society”, a senior official from the region has claimed.

A spokeswoman for the US state department said there was no evidence to support the assertion made by Xinjiang’s vice chairman Alken Tuniaz and said Beijing should allow the United Nations high commissioner for human rights unhindered access to assess the claim.

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