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West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

ROBIN EMMOTT and DAVID BRUNNSTROM THE United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions on Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new U.S. President Joe Biden. Beijing hit back immediately with punitive measures against the EU that appeared broader, including European lawmakers, 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 United States says China is committing genocide. China denies all accusations of abuse.…
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EXCLUSIVE -U.S. preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown – sources

EXCLUSIVE -U.S. preparing new sanctions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown – sources

HUMEYRA PAMUK and MATT SPETALNICK THE United States is preparing to impose sanctions on at least a dozen Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing's disqualification of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong, according to three sources, including a U.S. official familiar with the matter. The move, which could come as soon as Monday, will target officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as President Donald Trump's administration keeps up pressure on Beijing in his final weeks in office. President-elect Joe Biden takes over on January 20. The State Department and the White House did not immediately respond to…
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