CNN: “The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghur Muslims, a step coordinated with the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom, which imposed sanctions on the same individuals and others, the Treasury Department said. ‘Chinese authorities will continue to face consequences as long as atrocities occur in Xinjiang,’ said the Treasury Department’s Foreign Assets Control Director, Andrea M. Gacki.”
“‘Treasury is committed to promoting accountability for the Chinese government’s human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention and torture, against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.’ The US designated Wang Junzheng, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Chen Mingguo, Director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau. ‘These individuals are designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption,’ the Treasury Department said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described the Chinese campaign against Uyghurs as genocide.”