Raw LLM Responses

This bipartisan effort is a major statement by New Zealand, however remains just that - a statement. Furthermore, unlike the recent motions in the United Kingdom, Canada and United States, this effort does not make the significant step of declaring such activities as genocide. The adopted motion was as follows: > "That this House is gravely concerned about the severe human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and that it call on the Government to work with the United Nations, international partners, and to work with all relevant instruments of international law to bring these abuses to an end." Proposed by the libertarian Act Party, [the motion was originally much stronger in its language, and did in fact include the genocide terminology](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/125028833/labour-waters-down-acts-xinjiang-genocide-parliamentary-motion), however this was reportedly removed in order to secure the support of the Labour Party. This is not the first statement made by New Zealand on the Uyghur crisis. Earlier this year the Government issued a [joint statement alongside Australia](https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/joint-statement-human-rights-abuses-xinjiang), and NZ has previously both [welcomed sanctions imposed upon China by the United States and European Union](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/03/new-zealand-australia-welcome-sanctions-over-china-s-alleged-uighur-atrocities.html), signed [a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/stern-words-as-new-zealand-joins-rebuke-of-china-over-uighurs-muslims/DUR3FRL6DZUW2IKOCTFXNU6KAI/) expressing concern, and has also issued a range of statements on other issues related to China (such as the Hong Kong Security Law) both individually, alongside Australia, and with other international partners. Given New Zealand is [(currently) unable to impose sanctions on any c