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Chinese and American flags flying at an American company in Beijing, China, on Jan. 21 – Photo: Reuters
Reuters quoted a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry saying that the country had imposed sanctions on USCIRF President Gayle Manchin and USCIRF Vice President Tony Perkins.
Beijing also punished Canadian MP Michael Chong and the International Subcommittee on Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and International Development of the Chamber of Canada.
The sanctions include entry bans to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
China’s Foreign Ministry accused the United States and Canada of imposing sanctions “based on rumors and false information” and ordered the sanctioned persons to “stop the political manipulation of affairs. Regarding Xinjiang, stop interfering in affairs. internal China of any kind. “
“Otherwise, they will suffer the consequences,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s announcement warned.
The day before, China also punished four entities and nine people in Britain, including former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith and the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, accused of “spreading lies and maliciously deceiving.”
China also sanctioned the European Union (EU), targeting 10 individuals and 4 entities for accusations of infringing on Chinese interests and sovereignty.
According to AFP, China’s decision to retaliate against sanctions by the United States, the EU, Canada and the United Kingdom when they accuse China of human rights violations against the Uighur minority in Xinjiang.
China is believed to have at least one million Uighur Muslims in concentration camps in Xinjiang.
A joint statement by the foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and Canada accused Beijing of violating human rights in Xinjiang and demanded an end to “oppressive activities” in the area.
