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Backlash after US billionaire says 'Nobody cares about the Uighurs'

Aaya Al-Shamahi
Published date: 19 January 2022 18:22 GMT | Last update: 2 years 10 months ago
Chamath Palihapitiya, US billionaire and part-owner of NBA team the Golden State Warriors, has stirred controversy after his comments on the human rights abuses against the Uighurs in China. Palihapitiya later retracted his remarks
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