On behalf of 59 organizations and individuals devoted to improving respect for human rights in China and communities the Chinese government impacts, we write to urge you to prioritize concerns about Beijing’s lack of concrete human rights improvements in your discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.

The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) initiated a joint letter from Uyghur organizations urging U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to put the Uyghur genocide front and center in his dialogue with China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, who is being hosted in Washington, D.C. October 26 – 28th.