Switzerland, the first Western economy that signed a free trade agreement with China, has become more critical of Beijing's human rights record, local media reported.
Washington had warned before Bachelet made her long-planned visit to China that authorities would not grant her the necessary access to get a full assessment of the human rights situation.
Michelle Bachelet said she "raised questions and concerns about the application of counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation measures under broad application" during her visit.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce the decision at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, US officials say, which currently features an exhibit on the plight of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
China deplored the US’ Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act, claiming that the legislation was aimed at political manipulation and economic coercion.
The Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act was signed into law by President Biden as part of the US pushback against Beijing's treatment of its Muslim minority in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
Common sense, regional balance and diplomacy stand out when it comes to crisis management between Beijing and Washington, whose asymmetrical differences have eroded.
Human Rights Watch urges the UN Human Rights Commission to create a body to investigate allegations, including the mass detention of Uighur Muslims and a crackdown on religious practices that amount to crimes against humanity.
Turkish Foreign Ministry expresses its discomfort to Chinese ambassador over mission's post on social media.
The move came after China announced targeted sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a rights advocacy body who had denounced Beijing's treatment of them and other minorities.
Top ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing among other apps drop H&M from its listings, joining a backlash over comments made by the Swedish fashion retailer last year about alleged labour abuses in Xinjiang Uighur region.
A genocide is currently being carried out against the Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims says the motion that was passed in 266-0 vote. Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from the vote.
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