sentences:  In July 2019, the UN ambassadors from 22 nations, including France, signed a joint letter to the UNHRC condemning China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs as well as its mistreatment of other minority groups, urging the Chinese government to close the Xinjiang re-education camps.At a time when United States-China trade relations are deeply troubled, with a tariff war underway, President Emmanuel Macron and President Xi Jinping in late March, 2019, signed a series of large-scale trade agreements that covers many sectors over a period of years.The centerpiece was a €30 billion purchase of airplanes from Airbus.