Foreign and Military Affairs

China tells Geneva not to take inmates

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-01-09 08:39
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China warned the Swiss government on Friday against accepting two Guantanamo inmates as part of US President Barack Obama's effort to close the detention center.

In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the pair of Uygurs posed a serious security threat to China and to Switzerland if they were accepted.