Pompeo says China is in a 'league of its own' when it comes to human rights violations

China is in a "league of its own" when it comes to human rights violations, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday as Washington slammed Beijing for rights violations and deterioration of conditions.

In its annual report, the State Department alleged that in 2018, the Chinese government significantly intensified its campaign of mass detention of members of Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang).

"There's China, which is in a league of its own when it comes to human rights violations. In just 2018, China intensified its campaign of detaining Muslim minority groups at record levels," Pompeo said as he released the annual Congressional-mandated country reports on human rights.

"Today, more than one million Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other Muslims are interred in reeducation camps designed to erase their religious and ethnic identities.

"The government also is increasing its persecution against Christians, Tibetans and anyone who espouses ...