China on Monday stepped up its deepening row with the U.S. over Beijing’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region by slapping …
China on Monday stepped up its deepening row with the U. S. over Beijing’s treatment of ethnic Uighurs in the western Xinjiang region by slapping retaliatory sanctions on three senior Republican lawmakers and a U. S. envoy.
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) were the targets, joining the U. S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, Sam Brownback, as the targets of China’s ire.
The unspecified “corresponding sanctions” were announced days after the U. S. imposed visa bans and asset freezes on several Chinese officials, including the Communist Party chief in Xinjiang, Chen Quanguo, over rights abuses in the region.
