Chinese official declined to say where the Uighurs were or whether they had been charged with any crime upon their return to China.
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
World Bulletin
The Chinese government denied Tuesday that $1.2 billion in aid it gave Cambodia was linked to the Southeast Asian nation's deportation of 20 Uighur Muslims who had sought asylum after fleeing ethnic violence, keeping mum over thier fate.
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said the aid package to Cambodia has "no strings attached."
However, the deportations came as Vice-President Xi Jinping, seen as front-runner to succeed President Hu Jintao, was beginning a visit to Cambodia.
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