Wednesday, July 6, 2016

China Slams UN Group Over ‘Arbitrary Detention’ Criticism

China has said the United Nations should respect the independence of its legal system, after a UN agency criticised its arrest of an American businesswoman who's been accused of spying.

Sandy Phan-Gillis from Texas has been held in China for over a year without charge.

Here's our UN correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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