China is banning entry to U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz over their criticism of its policies toward minority groups, including Muslim Uighurs.
China on Monday said it will ban entry to U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, Rep. Chris Smith and Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback over their criticism of the ruling Communist Party’s policies toward minority groups and people of faith.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said actions by the U.S. had “seriously damaged China-U.S. relations” and that China was“China will respond further according to the development of the situation,” Hua said.The travel bans appear to be direct retaliation for the U.S. imposition of sanctions on four Chinese officials, including Chen Quanguo, who heads the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where more than 1 million members ofin what China calls de-radicalization and retraining centers.
Critics have likened the camps to prisons to which inmates are sentenced with little due process and where they are compelled to denounce their religion, language and culture and to pledge allegiance to the Communist Party and its leader, President Xi Jinping. An Associated Press investigation has also discovered allegations that women in Xinjiang’s predominantly native Uighur ethnic group were
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