{"id":284305,"date":"2021-03-22T17:31:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=284305"},"modified":"2021-03-22T17:31:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:31:21","slug":"us-and-allies-impose-sanctions-on-officials-in-china-over-human-rights-offenses-in-xinjiang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-and-allies-impose-sanctions-on-officials-in-china-over-human-rights-offenses-in-xinjiang\/","title":{"rendered":"US And Allies Impose Sanctions On Officials In China Over Human Rights Offenses In Xinjiang"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-and-allies-impose-sanctions-on-officials-in-china-over-human-rights-offenses-in-xinjiang%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=284305&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2769.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Monday, the United States, alongside the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada, announced sanctions against officials in China over human rights offenses committed against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/promoting-accountability-for-human-rights-abuse-with-our-partners\/\">statement<\/a>, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the decision to enforce sanctions against two people who are connected with human rights abuses against the Uyghur population in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads, in part, \u201cAmid growing international condemnation, the [People\u2019s Republic of China] continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. The United States reiterates its calls on the PRC to bring an end to the repression of Uyghurs, who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, including by releasing all those arbitrarily held in internment camps and detention facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The targeted persons of the sanctions are Wang Junzheng, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) and Chen Mingguo, Director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau (XPSB). Blinken confirmed that the sanctions are being imposed \u201cin response to serious human rights abuse against members of ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The United States sanctioned the two people under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/documents\/executive-order-13818-blocking-the-property-persons-involved-serious-human-rights-abuse-or\">Executive Order 13818<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of the Treasury explained its sanctions in a <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy0070\">statement<\/a>, saying, \u201cThe XPCC is a paramilitary organization in the [Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] that is subordinate to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and was designated on July 31, 2020 for its connection to serious human rights abuse. The XPCC enhances internal control over the region by advancing China\u2019s vision of economic development in XUAR that emphasizes subordination to central planning and resource extraction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury notes that the XPSB has carried out repressive actions against the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the area since at least 2016. These actions include \u201cmass detentions and surveillance,\u201d adding that people who are targeted by the surveillance methods \u201care often detained and reportedly subjected to various methods of torture and \u2018political reeducation.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control at the Treasury, Andrea M. Gacki, said, \u201cChinese authorities will continue to face consequences as long as atrocities occur in Xinjiang \u2026 Treasury is committed to promoting accountability for the Chinese government\u2019s human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention and torture, against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Blinken is set to meet with European leaders this week. In his statement, he noted that the U.S. has taken the action to impose sanctions with \u201cpartners in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union. As part of their actions today, our partners also sanctioned human rights abusers in connection with the atrocities occurring in Xinjiang and other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded, \u201cThe United States applauds the EU\u2019s broader human rights sanctions action today. We welcome the EU\u2019s use of this powerful tool to promote accountability for human rights abuse on a global scale. A united transatlantic response sends a strong signal to those who violate or abuse international human rights, and we will take further actions in coordination with likeminded partners. We will continue to stand with our allies around the world in calling for an immediate end to the PRC\u2019s crimes and for justice for the many victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/22\/us-allies-sanctions-china-uighers-genocide-477434\">Politico<\/a>, the allies\u2019 combined effort included the European Union approving sanctions of four Chinese officials on Monday morning. The United Kingdom also imposed sanctions on four people and one entity, including the two people sanctioned by the United States. Canada also announced that it is imposing sanctions on the same four people and one entity.<\/p>\n<p>China responded to the actions by the European Union by adding sanctions of their own to 10 European persons and four institutions that they claim have hurt China\u2019s interests and \u201cmaliciously spread lies and disinformation,\u201d as reported by the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/eu-sanctions-4-china-officials-uyghur-abuses-bf221f9c5d495f82c384a34a713b2d26\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, the United States, alongside the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada, announced sanctions against officials in China over human rights offenses committed against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.In &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310951,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2769.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"US And Allies Impose Sanctions On Officials In China Over Human Rights Offenses In Xinjiang","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-284305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2769.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"US And Allies Impose Sanctions On Officials In China Over Human Rights Offenses In Xinjiang","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}