U.S. and allies set to announce coordinated sanctions on China over Uyghurs 'genocide'.
Source: Politico
The Biden administration is working with Canada and Europe to put human rights pressure on China.
By NAHAL TOOSI
03/22/2021 09:34 AM EDT
The United States, Canada, Britain, and the European Union are set to announce an array of sanctions on China on Monday over what U.S. officials have called a genocidal campaign against Uyghur Muslims, according to two people familiar with the issue.
The sanctions are expected to vary in type, and will include Global Magnitsky economic sanctions on individuals alleged to be involved with the mistreatment of the Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China.
The EU this morning approved sanctions against four Chinese officials involved in the internment of hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs.
The coordinated campaign of sanctions comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his way to visit European officials in Brussels. Blinken was among the U.S. officials who held a tense meeting with top Chinese officials in Alaska last week.
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