Australia: Turnbull Should Spotlight China’s Abuses

(Sydney) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should use his first official visit to China to speak out about human rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said today, in releasing a letter to Turnbull. Turnbull is visiting Shanghai and Beijing from April 14 to 15, 2016, as part of the annual “Australia Week in China,” which includes a delegation of more than one thousand Australian businesspeople. Expand Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R) stand together while waiting for other leaders during a family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic…

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