Human Rights - Refugees

Extradition

After 22 Uighurs entered Cambodia from China with the aid of an underground network of Christian missionaries in China, a Chinese FM spokeswoman the Uighurs were being investigated for criminal activities. Later, in defiance of the US objections and despite claims of the Uighurs that they feared long jail terms or even the death penalty, Cambodia deported 20 Uighurs to China one day before Vice President Xi Jinping was due to visit Cambodia. Tow days later, China (shockingly) signed a package of business deals worth US$ 1.2 billion with Cambodia.