Performers dance during the Dragon Boat Festival at an intangible cultural heritage exhibition park in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 25, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

LONDON – China resolutely rejected the groundless accusations made by Britain, in collusion with the United States and a small group of countries, at the third committee of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly against China about human rights issues in its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The British side, in disregard of China's strong opposition, went ahead to deliver a so-called joint statement on Xinjiang at the third committee, making groundless accusations against China and interfering in China's internal affairs, Chinese ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, said in a statement on Thursday.

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Beijing strongly condemns and resolutely rejects this, the ambassador said, adding that it had made solemn representations to the British side.

The UK's lies have long been exposed and its attempt is doomed to fail.

Zheng Zeguang, Chinese ambassador to Britain 

"The UK side, by hyping up the so-called human rights issues in Xinjiang and spreading lies and disinformation at the third committee, is trying to disrupt China's Xinjiang region and tarnish China's image," said the ambassador. 

"However, the UK's lies have long been exposed and its attempt is doomed to fail."

At the committee, over 100 countries voiced strong opposition to the politicization of human rights issues and interference in China's internal affairs under the pretext of human rights, Zheng said. This "fully shows who has the support of the international community and proves that the UK's sinister move is utterly unpopular”, he added.

The ambassador urged the British side to follow the principles of mutual respect, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, so as to promote the China-Britain ties to develop soundly and steadily.

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China urges the British side to get a clear understanding of the situation, correct its wrongdoings, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and avoid going further down the path of mistake and failure, said the ambassador.