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China slams EU for execution criticism

BEIJING -- China slammed the European Union on Friday, just weeks before the two sides hold a summit, for criticizing the execution of nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic riots in Xinjiang. Almost 200 people died in the rioting between Uighurs and Han Chinese, the worst ethnic violence in decades in the Chinese-controlled far western majority Muslim region.

The European Union, in a statement issued by Sweden which holds the bloc's rotating presidency, condemned the executions and called on China to abolish the death penalty. But Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the European Union was interfering in China's internal affairs.

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