U.S. lawmakers raise concerns about Airbnb business in Xinjiang

This post was originally published on this site

Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative James McGovern, two Democrats who respectively chair and co-chair the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, sent Airbnb a letter asking about some of its listings in Xinjiang and other issues.

China denies abuses in Xinjiang, but the U.S. government and many rights groups say Beijing is carrying out genocide there.

Airbnb and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment.