The US, EU, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for large-scale human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden.
The US, EU, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for large-scale human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, in the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden. B eijing hit back immediately with punitive measures against the EU that appeared to be broader, including European politicians, diplomats, institutes and families, and banning their businesses from trading with China. Western governments are seeking to hold Beijing accountable for mass detentions of Muslim Uighurs in northwestern China, where the US says China is committing genocide. China denies all accusations of abuse. The coordinated effort appeared to be early fruit in a concerted US diplomatic push to confront China in league with allies, a core element of the Biden administration’s still evolving China policy.
