Canadian Embassy Says Its Xinjiang Posts Were Censored on Chinese Social Media

A security guard stands on duty as residents pass by the Canadian Embassy in Beijing on Friday, June 19, 2020. The Canadian Press/AP-Ng Han Guan

Canada’s embassy in Beijing says censors have removed its posts about a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang from two Chinese social media platforms.

The embassy Tweeted that it shared Canada’s response to this week’s report on Weibo and WeChat, but the posts were taken down.