US, UK, EU, Canadian and Chinese sanctions against human rights violations in Uyghur simultaneously

Check-in 2021.03.23 07:34

USA “We will take responsibility for the suppression of human rights in the Uighur region”
The UK, the EU and Canada also announced sanctions at the same time … Joint Alliance Response
China Strongly Responds to Retaliation … “Violation of Chinese Sovereignty and Interests”

Western countries such as Europe and Canada, including the United States and the United Kingdom, have begun to impose sanctions on China for suppressing the human rights of minorities such as the Uighurs in China’s western Xinjiang region. After the inauguration of President Biden, multilateral public pressure, focused on America’s main allies, is in full swing.

The United States Treasury Department announced on the 22nd (local time) that it will add two Chinese officials, including Wang Jun-jeong, secretary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Party Committee, and Chen Ming-gou, chief of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau. , to sanctions in relation to the repression of the human rights of minorities such as the Uighurs in China.

The sanctions were enforced by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which prohibits dealing with US companies, freezes US property of personnel involved in serious human rights abuses or corruption, restricts visas, and prohibits transactions with U. So far, states The United States has criticized China for being a genocide, saying it is oppressing minorities like the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

The Treasury Department warned that “the United States will use all its power to hold accountable for the grave human rights violations in Xinjiang, and that as long as the atrocities occur, the Chinese authorities will continue to face dire consequences.”

The allies of Britain, Canada and the European Union (EU) also agreed to join the sanctions. The EU imposes human rights sanctions on ten officials from six countries, including North Korea and Russia, including four Chinese officials and one organization responsible for the crackdown on Uighurs.

The two people sanctioned by the United States on this day are the former secretary of the Xinjiang party committee department, Wang Mingshan, and the secretary of the Xinjiang Political Law Committee. Zhu Hairun and Wang Minshan are already subject to US sanctions.
The AFP news agency said it was the first time the EU had sanctioned China for human rights abuses since it imposed an arms embargo after Beijing’s 1989 Tiananmen Square.

The UK, Canada and the EU have also announced sanctions against four Chinese officials and an organization in tune with the United States. British Foreign Minister Dominic Rab explained that they face sanctions, including travel restrictions and property freezes. While the sanctions were announced individually, each country made it clear that they were working on a joint response through cross-alliance coordination on the human rights issue of Uighurs in China.

The US Treasury Department said: “Today’s action complements actions taken by the EU, UK and Canada. The US will continue to demonstrate strong leadership in its global efforts to combat serious human rights violations in Xinjiang and elsewhere. all the world”. He also assessed that the move would be to retain like-minded partners to form a united front to hold people accountable for human rights violations and impede access to the international financial system.

China retaliated strongly against it. China’s Foreign Ministry said: “It has decided to sanction 10 European officials and 4 organizations who have seriously infringed on China’s sovereignty and interests and have maliciously spread lies and false information.” Furthermore, “related personnel and their families are prohibited from entering mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao,” it said. “The companies and organizations related to them are also prohibited from traveling to China.”