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Ottawa (CNN) - Canadian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a non-binding motion accusing China of committing genocide against its Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, further straining ties between the two countries.
Though Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from Monday's vote, a majority of lawmakers -- including many Liberals who participated -- voted in support of the motion, which was brought by the opposition Conservative Party.
The motion, which recognizes "that a genocide is currently being carried out by the People's Republic of China against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims," also calls on the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing.
The United States government has estimated as many as 2 million people from Muslim minorities may have been detained in recent years by the Chinese government in mass detention centers in Xinjiang. Former detainees have alleged they were subjected to indoctrination, physical abuse and even forced sterilization.'
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Canada's parliament says China committed genocide against Muslim minorities, February 23, 2021
Context'..China has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious minority groups who live in Xinjiang..''Women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured..'China's Xi Faces no 'Power to Constrain Him' - Xi Brings 'Era of Exquisite Totalitarianism' - '..ever since Xi took office in 2012 .. It is as barbaric and ferocious as Hitler’s rule..' - Cai Xia