Chinanews.com, Beijing, May 26 (Li Jingze) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated at a regular press conference on the 26th that the U.S. has blatantly set up a cult organization and imposed unilateral sanctions on Chinese personnel based on lies and false information. The Chinese side decided to impose sanctions on Johnny Moore, a member of the US International Religious Freedom Committee, and prohibit Moroccan and his family from entering the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions.
Recently, the US State Department released the "2020 International Religious Freedom Report", announcing sanctions on a Chinese official.
In response, Zhao Lijian said that the so-called US report ignores facts, is full of ideological prejudice, slander China's religious policies, and seriously interferes in China's internal affairs.
China firmly opposes this.
He pointed out that China has decided to impose sanctions on Johnny Moore, a member of the International Committee of Religious Freedom of the United States, and prohibit Moroccan and his family from entering China in response to the U.S.'s blatantly blaming cult organizations and imposing unilateral sanctions on Chinese personnel based on lies and false information Mainland China and Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions.
"China urges the US to correct its mistakes, lift the so-called sanctions, and stop interfering in China's internal affairs through so-called religious issues." Zhao Lijian said.
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