China sanctions three senior Republican lawmakers and a US envoy in retaliation over measures taken by Trump administration over Uighur rights abuses in Xinjiang
The travel bans appear to be direct retaliation for the US imposition of sanctions on four Chinese officials, including Chen Quanguo, who heads the northwestern region of Xinjiang, where more than 1 million members of Muslim minority groups have been incarcerated in what China terms de-radicalisation and retraining centres.
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 pledge allegiance to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday that actions by the US had “seriously damaged China-US relations" and that China was determined to uphold its national sovereignty against what it sees as interference in its internal affairs.There was no indication that any of the four US officials had plans to travel to China.
Sanctions will also be applied on the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, an agency that monitors human rights in the Asian country.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
U.S. weighs limited options to deal with China over Hong Kong: WSJThe United States is weighing restricted options to deal with China over its recent moves in Hong Kong, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, as tensions between Washington and Beijing heat up.
Read more »
U.S. warns citizens of heightened detention risks in ChinaThe U.S. State Department warned American citizens on Saturday to 'exercise increased caution' in China due to heightened risk of arbitrary law enforcement including detention and a ban from exiting the country.
Read more »
China is stepping into global leadership vacuum as U.S. struggles with coronavirus, says Kevin RuddThe global leadership vacuum during the coronavirus crisis is an 'open door' for China to walk into, said Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Read more »
The U.S. warns citizens of 'arbitrary detention' in ChinaThe U.S. has asked its citizens to 'exercise increased caution' in China due to a 'heightened risk of arbitrary detention' — a claim slammed by Chinese state-backed media Global Times as a 'blatant distortion of truth.'
Read more »