China imposed sanctions against 9 individuals and 4 organizations from Britain

"China has decided to impose sanctions on 9 British individuals and 4 organizations that maliciously spread lies and false information," the report said.

As noted, the UK's anti-Chinese sanctions for "violating the rights of the Uighurs" in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region "contradict the norms of international law and cause serious damage to Sino-British relations."

Earlier, the US and British authorities imposed sanctions against China for "violating the rights of the Uyghurs" in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.