The head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken, on Saturday denounced the “baseless” sanctions taken by China against two American officials in the Uyghur dossier, assuring that this would only strengthen “international attention” on the “ genocide ”in Xinjiang.
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“Beijing’s attempts to intimidate and silence those who defend human rights and fundamental freedoms only help to draw growing international attention to the genocide and crimes against humanity that are ongoing in Xinjiang Mr. Blinken said in a statement.
China said on Saturday it was taking sanctions against two Americans, a Canadian and a Canadian parliamentary human rights committee, in response to sanctions imposed this week by the United States and Canada over the treatment. to the Uyghur minority in China.
The European Union, Britain, Canada and the United States on Monday adopted sanctions against several members of the political and economic hierarchy of Xinjiang, and China responded by taking sanctions against European and British figures.
“We stand in solidarity with Canada, the UK, the EU and other partners and allies around the world, calling on the People’s Republic of China to end human rights violations and abuses. ‘against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang, and to release those arbitrarily detained, ”Blinken said.