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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his country "remain deeply concerned about PRC human rights violations", after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. IMAGES
The White House accuses China of an increasing level of "aggressiveness" after military maneuvers led to two near collisions with US forces. "We're prepared to address it," National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
US Vice-President Kamala Harris condemns China's "intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea" during her trip to the Philippines island of Palawan, aiming to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region. SOUNDBITE
The United States voices horror at new files on incarceration of China's Uyghur minority. "We are appalled by the reports and the jarring images," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The EU asks China to grant independent observers access to its Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of orchestrating widespread rights abuses against the region's Muslim Uighur population. SOUNDBITE of Charles Michel
The head of the World Health Organization accuses some wealthy countries of being "well behind" in sharing data on novel coronavirus cases, calling for more global solidarity to combat the virus. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking at a technical briefing on the virus to the UN agency's executive board. SOUNDBITE
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