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Rugby superstar follows Ozil in China criticism

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Sonny Bill Williams has stepped into the row over China's treatment of Uighurs following footballer Mesut Ozil's comments earlier this month [Courtesy]

New Zealand rugby superstar Sonny Bill Williams followed Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil in criticising China's treatment of its Uighur minority Monday while lamenting that some had chosen money over "humanity".

As the fallout from Ozil's condemnation of China's crackdown on Muslim minorities continues, Williams -- a double rugby union World Cup winner with the All Blacks who converted to Islam -- weighed in.

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