China: U.S. accusations on Xinjiang "biggest lies of the century

Protesters rally in front of the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on June 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday said the United States is the "biggest human rights violator" in the world and its accusations about Xinjiang-related human rights issues are "the biggest lies of the century."

The comments were made to refute remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said on Wednesday that the U.S. is going to impose visa restrictions on certain employees of Chinese tech firms that provide material support to regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses globally. He called China "the stain of the century" in the area of human rights.