The United States, Canada, Britain and the European Union are expected to announce a series of sanctions against China on Monday for what American officials have called a genocidal campaign against Uighur Muslims, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The coordinated campaign offers a transatlantic demonstration of unity against the communist government in Beijing, whose global ambitions and international repression are a growing concern in Europe and North America. They are also an opportunity for the Biden government to illustrate why it so often emphasizes the importance of alliances.
The ads come after a tense high-level meeting between American and Chinese officials in Alaska. They are likely to deepen divisions between the United States and China, as well as China and the other countries involved, and Beijing may choose to retaliate in a similar way.