Trump Administration Impeached, China’s Foreign Ministry to Immediately Issue Sanctions | TechNews

When new US President Biden was sworn in, China’s Foreign Ministry also announced that China would sanction 28 Trump administration officials and related individuals.

At the latest regular press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying again approved of the United States, especially for its involvement in Taiwan and Hong Kong affairs, and said that relevant US officials, the Congress personnel, the personnel of non-governmental organizations and their direct affiliates will be sanctioned. family members. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these listed individuals and their families are prohibited from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and other places. They and their affiliates and institutions have also been prohibited from dealing and doing business with China.

The specific list includes Secretary of State Pompeo in the Trump administration, White House Trade Counsel Navarro, White House National Security Counselor O’Brien, State Department Assistant Secretary of State Shi Dawei, Deputy Counselor White House Homeland Security Officer Bo Ming, State Department Under Secretary Clarke, United States to the United Nations Ambassador Kraft, even the Minister for Health Hazards and Bannon, who was just pardoned, are all on the list . China claims that it has gravely violated China’s sovereignty on China-related issues and bears the primary responsibility.

Although Trump himself is not on the list, the warning is also quite strong. It is a common diplomatic method to directly deter the officials themselves. These prohibitions basically include the immediate relatives of related persons and non-governmental personnel. This may also be related to Pompeo’s recent speech. He directly claimed that China had imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, forced them to work, birth control and restrict their religious freedom, etc., which were studied. Facts, not rumors.

Of course, the Chinese Foreign Ministry strongly opposes it. This news is rumors deliberately concocted by some anti-China forces and a sham to smear China. However, even the incoming Finance Minister Yellen affirmed the matter in recent hearings, also stating that the relevant sanctions will not be withdrawn. Basically, the tension between the two countries has reached a new stage and deserves follow-up attention.

(Source of first image: Flickr / Trump White House Archived CC BY 2.0)

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