A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said attempts by some countries to 'smear China's image' using the Xinjiang issue would not succeed.
Source:China is asking the United Nations human rights chief to bury a highly-anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang, according to a Chinese letter seen by Reuters and confirmed by diplomats from three countries who received it.from civil society for being too soft on China during a May visit and has since said she will refrain from seeking a second term for personal reasons.
The letter authored by China expressed "grave concern" about the Xinjiang report and aims to halt its release, said four sources - the three diplomats and a rights expert who all spoke on condition of anonymity. They said China began circulating it among diplomatic missions in Geneva from late June and asked countries to sign it to show their support.
This support was voiced through public statements at the last UN Human Rights Council session, which ended on 8 July, and through the "joint letter", he added, using a term denoting China and the other signatories. It was not clear whether Ms Bachelet had received the letter, and an OHCHR spokesperson declined to comment on the matter.
Reuters was not able to establish how many signatures the letter received. One of the four sources, a Geneva-based diplomat, replied to the letter positively giving his country's support. China, like other countries, sometimes seeks to drum up support for its political statements within the Geneva-based rights council through diplomatic memos which others are asked to support.
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