China has sanctioned a handful of American and Canadian officials in an “eye for an eye” response amid mounting tensions over the crackdown on ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang province.
Gayle Manchin, chairman of the United States government’s Consultative Committee on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and wife of the senator. Joe Manchin
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Michael Chong, vice president of the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE), and the eight members of the FAAE’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights were also sanctioned.
“The Chinese government is firmly determined to safeguard its national sovereignty, security and development interests and urges the relevant parties to clearly understand the situation and correct their mistakes,” said China’s Foreign Ministry in announcing sanctions, according to Reuters.
Those that China has sanctioned will not be allowed in China, Hong Kong or Macau, and Chinese citizens and companies are not allowed to communicate with individuals.
Coordinated by the USA sanctions against China with Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom due to alleged human rights violations in China against Uighur Muslims.
“These designations include Wang Junzheng, secretary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Party Committee (XPCC), and Chen Mingguo, director of the Xinjiang Department of Public Security (XPSB),” said the Treasury Department when the sanctions were lifted. announced. “The United States is committed to using the full breadth of its financial powers to promote accountability for the serious human rights abuses that take place in Xinjiang.”
“They must stop political manipulation on issues related to Xinjiang, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs in any way and avoid going further on the wrong track. Otherwise, they will have their fingers burned, ”the ministry said on Saturday, according to Reuters.
China has denied allegations of any human rights violations in the country.
Some countries, including the United States, have labeled China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims as genocide.