BEIJING China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Responding to Beijing’s decision to impose sanctions on four of its members, the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said Tuesday it would “not be silenced,” while its vice chair called the move “an act of desperation” on the part of a “genocidal” regime.
China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the U.S. government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country's northwestern Xinjiang region. The tit-for-tat sanctions add to spiraling tension over Xinjiang. Washington has banned imports from the region that might be made…
Responding to Beijing’s decision to impose sanctions on four of its members, the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said Tuesday it would “not be silenced,” while its vice chair called the move “an act of desperation” on the part of a “genocidal” regime.