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Original title: China reimposes sanctions on the United States and Canada Expert: BCI may be included in the sanctions list in the future
[Reportero de Global Times-Global Network, Guo Yuandan, Liu Caiyu y Li Aixin]On March 27, after the European Union and the United Kingdom, China once again made a move to impose sanctions on relevant personnel and entities in the United States and Canada. . Relevant experts said in an interview with the Global Times that day that if personnel from relevant countries and institutions have yet to stop and continue to stage an international farce, then China will continue to impose new sanctions in related fields, and will not rule out. that “it will boycott China’s Xinjiang cotton. The international non-governmental organization BCI (Swiss Better Cotton Development Association) is included in the sanctions list.”
Who are the “lists” sanctioned in this round?
On the 27th, the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that China has decided to impose sanctions on President Manchin and Vice President Perkins of the US “International Committee on Religious Freedom”, Canadian Representative Zhuang Wenhao and the Subcommittee. International Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee. Individuals entering mainland China and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions are prohibited from dealing with the named persons or the entities named by Chinese citizens and institutions.
The United States “International Committee for Religious Freedom” (USCIRF) claims to be an “independent multi-party operating organization” whose primary function is “to monitor and observe the state of religious freedom in countries around the world.” The organization publishes the “Annual International Religious Freedom” in July of each year. Report “and policy recommendations to the President of the United States, the State Department, and Congress. In its 2019 annual report, USCIRF called on the United States government and other countries around the world to sanction Chinese institutions and officials with the arguing that they “played a role in serious violations of religious freedom.”
In late July 2020, Manchin, President of USCIRF, said in a hearing: “The Chinese government uses technology to restrict religious freedom and basic human rights, especially the use of surveillance, artificial intelligence technology and facial recognition technology. to suppress religious groups. Purpose “. On the same occasion, Vice President Tony Perkins said that the technological revolution is a great contribution that the United States has made to human civilization, and the United States has a responsibility to ensure that innovations are not abused. Public reports show that Manchin had maliciously accused China of religious freedom when he was vice president of USCIRF.
Earlier, USCIRF also issued a statement in favor of sanctions imposed by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union on China.
Chuang Wenhao, a Chinese MP from Canada, looks great, but he’s good at promoting Chinese issues during his tenure in the current government. Zhuang Wenhao was once the youngest minister in Harper’s cabinet and was responsible for intergovernmental affairs. In this government, Zhuang Wenhao serves as a foreign affairs commentator in the cabinet in the shadow of the Conservative Party and has a bad attitude towards China. As the initiator, Zhuang Wenhao pushed for the passage of a bill that “declared China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide'” in Congress. In addition, Zhuang Wenhao also proposed whether Huawei can participate in the construction of Canada’s 5G network, combating the “intervention activities” of the Chinese government in Canada and China’s “increasingly arrogant threat of intimidation” against Canadian citizens in Canada.
In a recent media interview, Zhuang Wenhao even called on the Canadian government to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics next year and asked the Canadian government to encourage other allies to follow suit. Zhuang Wenhao also called on the government to consider new measures banning the importation of “forced labor” products from Xinjiang.
The listed International Subcommittee on Human Rights of the Canadian House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations and International Development is an anti-China “vanguard” on Xinjiang-related issues. In October 2020, the committee issued a so-called statement on Xinjiang-related issues, falsely accusing China of “genocide” against Uighur Muslims and calling on the Canadian government to impose so-called “magnitsky” style “sanctions” on the Chinese. officials.
This time, China’s move has two characteristics: expanded scope and bundled sanctions.
As for Xinjiang-related issues, this is the second time that China has imposed sanctions on the United States. On July 9, 2020, after the United States launched sanctions, China announced its counterattack on Xinjiang-related issues and sanctions against four people in the United States, including the “Executive-Congressional Committee of China” and the Ambassador of the Department of US State International Religious Freedom Brownback and US Senators Rubio, Cruz, Congressman Smith.
Li Haidong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations at China’s University of Foreign Affairs, told the Global Times on 27 that Chinese sanctions show that the scope of sanctions has been expanded. “In the past, government officials and members of Congress now include religious personnel. These personal religious assumptions are in reality The above is a “political instigator who uses religion as a vest to cooperate with the United States government in the implementation of the containment policy against China.” They have a greater influence on American politics and social fields. On the one hand, his accusations against China’s religious freedom satisfy the taste of the United States government. On the other hand, in fact, they encourage other countries to impose harsh sanctions against China. and they are involved in Xinjiang by western society. The encirclement and suppression of the problem played a role in reviving the flames. “
Second, the Chinese sanctions this time are binding sanctions for the United States and Canada. This is because Canada lacks independence and blindly cooperates with the United States to stigmatize China on Xinjiang-related issues in the international community and smear China’s human rights issues. “This time China is the first wave of sanctions against Canada, and such sanctions on both sides may continue in the future.”
Lu Xiang, director of the Research Department of the Chinese Academy of Academic Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Hong Kong, told the Global Times that if the United States and other Western countries continue to impose sanctions on China on this issue and do not do so Stop using those methods to interfere in China’s internal affairs, you will. A vicious circle will be created, and from China’s sanctions it can be seen that China will not make any compromises.
Is there one next? Expert: consider sanctioning BCI
After the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada, who will be the next target of China’s sanctions? Zhu Ying, professor of human rights law at Southwest University of Political Science and Law, told the Global Times on 27 that China has imposed sanctions through due process and principles in accordance with international law and international practices. Judging by the publication, the Decision-making bodies are based on changes and developments in the international situation. Planned and step-by-step sanctions were imposed on the individuals and entities involved in this international farce that slandered Xinjiang in China. If the relevant countries, relevant institutions and relevant personnel still do not stop and continue to organize an international charade, then China will continue to impose more sanctions in the relevant areas.
Zhu Ying believes that the current sanctions are within the scope of a unilateral, bilateral or regional organization. In the future, the development of multilateral sanctions and joint sanctions will not be ruled out; counter-sanctions are even proposed in UN agencies or related professionals. That more countries support China in matters related to Xinjiang. In addition, he introduced that from a professional perspective, first, China can issue national reports on Xinjiang-related issues; second, China can issue joint statements on Xinjiang-related issues with relevant countries; And thirdly, you can also do a good job at international level litigation of relevant international organizations. To prepare for the response, for example, China can also include the BCI (Swiss Association for the Development of the Better Cotton), an international non-governmental organization that “boycotts Xinjiang products in China”, and prosecutes it in the country where it is located. registered organization.
