Leaked documents link top Chinese leaders to crackdown on Uyghurs
By DW
02 December 2021 |
1:20 pm
German academic Adrian Zenz tells DW how new documents show that speeches made by Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders link the government to the crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
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