Appoints Chen Mingguo, secretary of the Party Committee of the U.S., Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau. The Treasury Department said the individuals were appointed in pursuance of Executive Order (EO) 13818, which enacts and enforces the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuses and corruption.
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called the Chinese campaign against the Uighurs genocide.
Amid growing international condemnation, the PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, Billink said in a statement. “The PRC reiterates its call for an end to the persecution of members of the United States, mainly Muslim Uighurs, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, including the release of all those held arbitrarily in internment camps and detention facilities.”
‘Unity’
Blink insisted last week that the U.S. But the allies are expressing concern and hinting that Washington will also work with them going forward, the U.S. Officials say one-on-one is more effective than targeting China.
On Monday, he said the United States took this step today in solidarity with our partners in the United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union … These actions demonstrate our ongoing commitment to work in a multilateral manner to enhance respect for human rights and shine. Is. The PRC government and the CCP shed light on those responsible for this atrocity. ”
The Treasury Department said in a statement that “these complementary actions using the global human rights sanctions regime enable the participation of equal officials to form a unified front, identifying the international financial system by abusing human rights, promoting its purpose and internationalization.” Can. ”
On Monday, the U.S. announced a second set of sanctions coordinated with the European Union, appointing Myanmar’s military officers and two military units to allow for violent repression of its democratic protests.
The European Union (EU) on Monday announced sanctions against Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) chief Xu Halun and three other top officials for overseeing the detention and immortality program targeting Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. According to the .Facial Journal of the European Union.
China responded almost immediately – with tight four-tat fines, on Monday announcing sanctions against 10 EU politicians and four organizations for “spreading malicious lies and misinformation.” It will ban entry into mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, while barring their respective companies and organizations from doing business with China, it said.
European Parliament President David Sasoli said Monday that China’s sanctions on the MEP, the Human Rights Subcommittee and EU institutions are “unacceptable and will have consequences.”
“Human rights are inalienable rights,” Sasoli said.
The European Union said Xu Halun was described as the “architect” of the Uighur innocent program, and therefore “responsible for serious human rights violations in China, especially in the arbitrary detention of large numbers of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities.”
The sanctions marked the first time the EU had targeted China with its human rights sanctioning administration, which came into force in December 2020 and was used before poisoning Alexei Navalny.
‘Complete intervention’
In a statement posted by the Foreign Ministry, China accused the EU of “ignoring and distorting the facts” and imposing “complete interference in China’s internal affairs” by imposing sanctions on its officials.
Chinese individuals listed by the EU are now subject to an asset freeze and travel to the EU will be banned. Sanctions also prohibit individuals or companies from any European Union from making funds directly or indirectly available to listed individuals.
The EU said Xu Hailen was “responsible for internal security and law enforcement in XUAR. As such, he held key political positions overseeing and enforcing a large-scale surveillance, detention and abduction program targeting Uighurs and others. Muslim ethnic minorities.”
Xu Xinjiang is a former secretary of the Committee on Political and Legal Affairs of the Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), former deputy secretary of the XUAR Party Committee and former deputy head of the regional legislature, according to the official journal of the European Union. .
Three other Xinjiang officials were allowed: Wang; XUAR Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Wang Mingson; And Chen Mingguo, director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau.
In addition to the 10 European politicians, China approved four organizations, including the Political and Security Committee of the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights, the Mercator Institute for China Studies, and the Alliance Dem f Democracy Foundation.
The statement added that the Chinese government is committed to safeguarding the interests of national sovereignty, security and development. “The Chinese side urges the EU side to reflect on itself, to face the severity of its error and to redress it. It should stop giving speeches on human rights to others and interfering in their internal affairs.”
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