US, EU, England and Canada sanction simultaneous public sanctions … “Repression of the human rights of Uyghurs”

US and Xinjiang-area officials sanctioned two more people … Sanctions for 4 officials and 1 organization

“The result of the coordination of the western camp” united front of masses … Strong Chinese reaction

Western countries such as the United States and Europe imposed simultaneous sanctions against China on the 22nd (local time) on the 22nd (local time) against the human rights of minorities such as the Uighurs in China’s western Xinjiang region.

This was taken after high-level 2 + 2 talks between the US and China ended in a conflict in Alaska on the 18th and 19th, and before the visit of the US secretary of state.

Amid the general conflict between the US and China, even US allies are adding human rights as a link and expanding into a confrontation between the western camp and China. After the inauguration of President Joe Biden, multilateral public pressure in concert with the alliance is at work.

The US Treasury Department announced that it will add two Chinese officials, including Wang Jun-jeong, secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Chen Ming-gou, head of the Public Security Bureau. from Xinjiang, to sanctions against humans. minority rights such as 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.

Meanwhile, the United States has raised the level of the offensive by saying that China is oppressing the Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang, and that this is genocide.

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 EU, the UK and Canada have also stepped up 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 and Canada also announced sanctions against four Chinese officials and an organization in tune with the EU.

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.

White House spokesperson Jen Saki told a news conference today that he would not rule out further action against China.

This move, joined by Western camps like the United States and Europe, came after recent high-level talks between the United States and China in Alaska ended without making a joint statement amid disagreements and conflicts on various issues.

It is also noted that the schedule for the visit of the US Secretary of State Blincoln to Europe on this day is also aligned with the schedule. Minister Blincoln is expected to take steps to strengthen the alliance by attending meetings of foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and contacting senior EU officials.

In particular, the action of this day draws more attention as it can be a starting point for a composition in which the western side joins the confrontation between the United States and China so far, since the European allies gave it more force America to be the front line for public response.

China immediately retaliated strongly against him.

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.”

The Foreign Ministry said that “related personnel and their families are prohibited from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao.”

The Dutch Foreign Ministry has invited the Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands in connection with the inclusion of a member of the House of Representatives on the Chinese sanctions list, the AFP news agency said.

Reuters said the EU had avoided confrontation with China, unlike the United States, and assessed that this decision was the first significant sanction the EU took against China after the Tiananmen incident, increasing tensions on both sides.

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