Joe Biden recently had a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, where Biden claimed he met with the president about multiple issues including “forced labor” and “genocide.” Now, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is rebutting that. Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed these topics were addressed, but the Chinese refuted it.

Fox News reports:

The Chinese MFA denied the alleged conversation entirely, saying, “According to White House Press Secretary, ‘genocide’ & ‘forced labor’ came up in last night’s call between Chinese & US Presidents. That is disinformation.”

A similar message was pushed separately in which the MFA called the alleged conversation “pure lies” and “false information.”

“Pure lies,” MFA spokesperson Lijian Zhao said of the White House’s claim. “White House spokesperson said the issues of genocide and forced labor were mentioned in the call last night, that is false information.”

China has been accused of wrongfully imprisoning up to 3 million Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, as well as carrying out forced sterilizations and abortions. Chinese authorities claim camps in the region are “re-education” facilities combating Islamic extremism.