(ANSA) - BEIJING, 20 JAN - China calls outgoing US Secretary Mike Pompeo "outrageous and shameless lies" and "poison" that Beijing "is committing genocide" against Uyghur Muslims in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunyingha accused Pompeo of fabricating "sensational false allegations" during his tenure.
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