Sanctions on security organizations and executives in Uighur Autonomous Region, US
The United States has announced that it will impose sanctions on the organization responsible for the development and security of the autonomous region and two of its executives, allegedly involved in serious human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China. Sanctions continue to be exchanged between the United States and China.
On the 31st, the Trump administration said that it was involved in serious human rights violations such as detaining many Uighurs in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, targeting two people including the "Xinjiang Production Construction Corps" and its executives We announced that we will impose sanctions such as freezing of assets and restrictions on travel to the United States.
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is an important organization in the autonomous region, which was formed 66 years ago for defense and reclamation and has been responsible for economic development, administration, and security.
Secretary of State Pompei issued a statement, calling that "sanctions are to deter human rights abuses and that both countries should blame China."
In July, the Trump administration imposed similar sanctions on the top four of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, while China opposes the same sanctions on four U.S. hard-line senators in the United States. I launched it.
This measure expands the scope of sanctions in the United States, and sanctions continue to be exchanged between the United States and China, which are in intense conflict.