China Stands Firm Against EU Bid to Meet Jailed Uyghur Scholar
- Beijing can’t accept Brussels demand for access to Ilham Tohti
- Dispute over Xinjiang tours at center of diplomatic tensions
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China blamed European demands to meet jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti for preventing diplomatic visits to Xinjiang, suggesting little chance of a breakthrough in a stalemate at the center of tensions between the two sides.