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BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The China Foundation for Human Rights Development Thursday strongly condemned and resolutely opposed the passage of a Xinjiang-related bill by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Disregarding the fact that basic human rights of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang are well-protected, the so-called "Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019" distorted and smeared Xinjiang's counterterrorism and deradicalization efforts, the foundation said in a statement. "It is a gross interference in China's internal affairs and 1.4 billion Chinese people will never accept it."