Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the sanctioned individuals 'perpetrators of human rights abuses.'
The U.S. State Department announced Monday a round of sanctions against Chinese officials involved in the repression of religious and ethnic minority groups.
The measures target those"believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, policies or actions aimed at repressing ethnic and religious minority groups, including those who seek safety abroad, and U.S. citizens, who speak out on behalf of these vulnerable populations," according to a departmentThe move comes as accusations against China for human rights abuses continue to mount. Late last year, the U.S.
This is not the first time China has been sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights issues. In late 2019 through 2020, Chinese officials were sanctioned due to human rights abuses in Hong Kong, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. By the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, the allegations of genocide and other human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang caused more rounds of sanctions against China.
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