Pressure on China over Uighurs as Payne arrives

As Foreign Minister Marise Payne was preparing to meet with Chinese government officials in Beijing, Western countries have led a blast of criticism over China's suspected detention camps that activists say may hold a million Uighurs and other Muslims.

China's allged oppression of Uighurs Protested in Turkey, 2018 Source: AAP

China says the accusations are baseless. 

Before leaving for Beijing, Senator Payne had said she intended to raise the topic in her talks with the Chinese government.