Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels UK visit after British MPs call for his arrest

Erkin Tuniyaz was due to visit London as part of his EU trip

The governor of China’s Xinjiang has cancelled a planned trip to the UK after a group of seven British MPs called for his arrest over human rights abuses against Uyghurs.

Erkin Tuniyaz, who was appointed the governor of the northwestern province where the Uyghur community lives, was due to visit London as part of his EU trip this week.

He was expected to meet Foreign Office (FCDO) directors at an undisclosed location, although not at its King Charles Street HQ.