Canada joined the U.S., the U.K. and the EU today in placing sanctions on Chinese officials suspected of involvement in a years-long campaign of persecution against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China's western Xinjiang province. https://t.co/Bww0G0h75X @helloryanjones
— CBC News (@CBCNews) March 22, 2021
U.S, U.K., Canada levy sanctions against China over actions against Uyghur Muslims. “The Fed Gov’t says mounting evidence points to state-led abuses by Chinese authorities against more than one million Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities..” #cdnpoli https://t.co/BGhYtzDM4q
— Ryan Turnbull (@TurnbullWhitby) March 22, 2021
"As more countries join us, China will have to realize that it can't sweep it under the carpet": Foreign Affairs Minister @MarcGarneau is encouraging countries around the world to ask questions of China about its treatment of its Muslim minority Uyghur population. pic.twitter.com/Lt5Dac1CBP
— Power & Politics (@PnPCBC) March 22, 2021
“These measures reflect our grave concerns with the gross and systematic human rights abuses taking place in the region,’’ says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of sanctions imposed by Canada, the EU, U.K. and U.S. over China’s treatment of Uyghurs & other ethnic minorities #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/oT2RsHVN2E
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) March 22, 2021
U.S, U.K., Canada levy sanctions against China over actions against Uyghur Muslims https://t.co/074dp0LtyA
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) March 22, 2021
Canada joins U.S. and U.K. in imposing sanctions on China over treatment of Uyghur Muslims https://t.co/bA37n9b5DR pic.twitter.com/HNcsJi3gJN
— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) March 23, 2021
U.S, U.K., Canada levy sanctions against China over actions against Uyghur Muslims https://t.co/O0CtqDFWZs pic.twitter.com/2D1NKudwOD
— CTV News (@CTVNews) March 23, 2021
Joint statement from New Zealand and Australia on human rights abuses in Xinjiang https://t.co/QH4PbJleG9
— New Zealand Mission to the EU (@NZinEU) March 23, 2021
Australia and New Zealand joint statement on human rights abuses in Xinjiang. @NanaiaMahuta @dfathttps://t.co/BIgJGTeI7Z
— Marise Payne (@MarisePayne) March 22, 2021
.@billbirtles very much noted. The Greens are calling for the Australian Gov to turn concern into action and impose targeted sanctions on Chinese gov officials responsible for human rights abuses.
See full statement here: https://t.co/KiyVZhjH5x#AusPol #China https://t.co/5FfTrsoOfK
— Janet Rice (@janet_rice) March 23, 2021
The Australian Government should join countries around the world & impose targeted sanctions against senior Chinese Government officials & other entities credibly alleged to be responsible for these human rights abuses
My full statement here https://t.co/KiyVZhjH5x#auspoI #China https://t.co/Ve1KXRebSM— Janet Rice (@janet_rice) March 23, 2021
The U.S. is designating two People’s Republic of China officials under our Global Magnitsky sanctions in connection with serious human rights abuses in Xinjiang. We stand united with the UK, Canada, and the EU in promoting accountability for those who abuse human rights.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) March 22, 2021
Glad to see that today the Biden Administration used the authority under our Hong Kong Autonomy Act to sanction 24 officials working to strip the Hong Kong people of their freedoms. The U.S. will not stand idly by as China attempts to extinguish democracy in #HongKong. https://t.co/FWfgyZIBRW
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) March 17, 2021
We can't turn a blind eye to the Chinese government’s human rights abuses. I'm glad to see @POTUS working with our allies to stand up to China and defend human rights. https://t.co/i39MUJlPVR
— Sen. Maggie Hassan (@SenatorHassan) March 22, 2021
Joined #Kudlow yesterday on @foxbusiness to discuss the Biden Administration’s recent sanctions on China and what else they can do to keep the pressure on the communist government. pic.twitter.com/hWOaBmb8JG
— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) March 18, 2021
China’s campaign against Uyghurs has violated the human rights of millions of innocent people. The multilateral sanctions announced today represent a significant effort by the US & our global partners to exert pressure on Beijing to cease this persecution. https://t.co/dpzjSnXHWh
— Steny (Wear a Mask) Hoyer (@LeaderHoyer) March 22, 2021
I applaud the #EU for standing against global human rights abuses. In particular, the sanctions against #Beijing are the first collective European action of its kind in 3 decades.
We will continue to work w/Europe to stand up for human rights & freedom. https://t.co/YT4khGEZlt
— Ami Bera, M.D. (@RepBera) March 22, 2021
This is a first step to holding China accountable, but I urge the Biden Admin to take more aggressive action against the #CCP.
The Uighur genocide is one of the gravest human rights abuses in modern history and we must do everything possible to stop it.https://t.co/F4KTPRd2rb
— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) March 22, 2021
China must be held accountable for its human rights violations. We will not be silent in the face of these crimes against the Uyghurs. https://t.co/czBTEmqsjh
— Rep. Alan Lowenthal (@RepLowenthal) March 23, 2021
Pres. Biden's coordinated effort to sanction China with allies across the EU today is critical to hold them accountable for the humanitarian atrocities they have committed against Uighur minorities. This is an important move at an important time to stop these horrible actions.
— Rep Rick Crawford (@RepRickCrawford) March 22, 2021
BREAKING: The US, U.K., EU and Canada join together in applying Magnitsky sanctions against Chinese officials involved in the Uighur genocide. This is the type of coordinated move using Magnitsky sanctions that has real teeth. A good first step https://t.co/3va55VvBaX
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) March 22, 2021
In an internationally coordinated campaign, the U.K., the U.S. and Canada joined the EU in slapping sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the crackdown on the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
https://t.co/xUhYkXnbSw— POLITICOEurope (@POLITICOEurope) March 22, 2021
The U.S., Canada, EU, and UK announced coordinated sanctions against China for its treatment of Uyghur Muslims.
Get the background: https://t.co/bYhERAkbfL
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) March 23, 2021
The U.S. and it allies are announcing new sanctions against China for "serious human rights abuses." The move comes in the wake of fiery talks between the U.S. and China last week. @kaylatausche has the story. https://t.co/RzeBkYl8dL pic.twitter.com/6Haz8h1qeG
— CNBC (@CNBC) March 23, 2021
The U.S. and the European Union hit China with sanctions over the treatment of Uyghurs https://t.co/HTnl4Y3dgy pic.twitter.com/rs1xNAPZp4
— Forbes (@Forbes) March 22, 2021
NEW: China has announced retaliatory sanctions against 10 EU individuals and four entities, including German scholar Adrian Zenz, whose work has helped bring global attention to the scale of the Xinjiang camps. https://t.co/jNn9ntnbyq
— Axios (@axios) March 22, 2021
The U.S., U.K., and Canada joined the European Union to impose sanctions against China over alleged human rights abuses on the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, drawing an immediate reaction from Beijing https://t.co/jiRhwpHUJa
— Bloomberg (@business) March 23, 2021
China and the EU traded sanctions against each other's officials Monday.
The U.S. joined the U.K. and Canada "in parallel to measures by the European Union" to protest "human rights violations and abuses" of Uyghur Muslims in the western Xinjiang region. https://t.co/nefncvISHS
— NPR (@NPR) March 22, 2021
China Retaliates After EU Sanctions CCP Over Uighur Crackdown In First Since Tiananmen Square https://t.co/O1XsN35yfx
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 22, 2021
JUST IN: The US announces sanctions against Chinese officials for "serious human rights abuses" against Uyghurs, a step in line with the EU, Canada and the UK https://t.co/RrHkV4bvZp
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 22, 2021
The European Union is imposing sanctions on four Chinese officials accused of responsibility for abuses against Uyghur Muslims. https://t.co/AwLhZRWdgf
— ABC News (@ABC) March 22, 2021
Biden admin, in coordinated move with Britain, Canada and EU, hitting Chinese officials with sanctions for "serious human rights abuses" against Uyghur Muslims. U.S. accuses China of “atrocities”
— West Wing Reports (edited by Paul Brandus) (@WestWingReport) March 22, 2021
US has now followed suit with China sanctions , same targets as EU: https://t.co/CWzY3VJxZ5
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) March 22, 2021
JUST IN: @USTreasury sanctions 2 #China officials in connection w/human rights abuses in #Xinjiang
– Wang Junzheng, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
– Chen Mingguo, Director of the Xinjiang Public Security Bureau pic.twitter.com/mWqtJk6IqO
— Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) March 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1374245931202215941
Imposing its first sanctions on China since the massacre that ended the Tiananmen Square democracy movement, the European Union targets four officials responsible for running the mass detention centers in Xinjiang for Uyghur/Turkic Muslims. Fully deserved. https://t.co/9jIopASIOU pic.twitter.com/Q6bQgIOid3
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 22, 2021
Showing it's not intimidated by China's taking of Canadian hostages (the "two Michaels"), the Canadian government joins with the US, UK and EU to impose new sanctions against four Chinese officials and one entity for abuse of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. https://t.co/0KOQ5OPZBR pic.twitter.com/e8s96zCUgm
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 22, 2021
Beyond Myanmar, the European Union imposes sanctions on people responsible for the mass detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang in China, the persecution of LGBTI persons and political opponents in Russia's Chechnya, plus Libya, South Sudan, Eritrea, North Korea. https://t.co/Illkev7qJ6 pic.twitter.com/i9iTKyvvhB
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 22, 2021
The senior UN official in Myanmar says “people are really looking for concerted international action in terms of sanctions. Frankly, some people here want to see peacekeepers.” But China is blocking strong UN Security Council action. https://t.co/Ti58frIDHR pic.twitter.com/zzPdA3sIJ8
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 21, 2021
China's failure to condemn the Myanmar coup or to allow UN Security Council sanctions has angered the people of Myanmar, but Beijing clings to its "noninterference" policy anyway for fear of encouraging international action against its own repression. https://t.co/0lDH7ioA4P pic.twitter.com/1s92khYw2p
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) March 18, 2021
New EU sanctions today target Zhu Hailun, China's former 2nd in command in Xinjiang who signed the chilling operations manuals for Uyghur detention camps.
Here's my profile of Zhu from ICIJ's #ChinaCables investigation:https://t.co/Qfoi2qpN5X
— Sasha Chavkin (@sashachavkin) March 22, 2021
U.S., major allies sanction China for Uighur 'genocide'https://t.co/ZHorWlTDSe
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) March 22, 2021
"Five colleagues and the whole human rights subcommittee of the European Parliament have been targeted. This is just aggressive and ridiculous," Green MEP @bueti, one of the people targeted by China's retaliatory sanctions tells DW.pic.twitter.com/wVKpmWMTD2
— DW Deutsche Welle (@DeutscheWelle) March 23, 2021
China's tit-for-tat sanctions do not target companies in the EU. To understand why, you need to take a closer look at who exactly is on the EU's list — and who is not: pic.twitter.com/VTm5DA38Cb
— DW Europe (@dw_europe) March 22, 2021
Our statement on the sanctions imposed by China on ten European individuals and four European institutions, including MERICS. You can also find it on our websitehttps://t.co/CMmKPm0Pi5 pic.twitter.com/R6PtPSj8Ay
— MERICS (@merics_eu) March 22, 2021
China’s Social Credit System is changing over time according policy priorities. In their report, @KDrinhausen and @Vincent_WDB collected data on the shifts in sectors targeted by regulations since 2003. For more analysis visit https://t.co/RcPBKwqJxw pic.twitter.com/kqGaKw8sV1
— MERICS (@merics_eu) March 22, 2021
So I am on the Chinese sanction list: banned from entering China (my family too!), from having contacts with Chinese officials or companies,… All of this because I stand for Uyghurs and human rights. Let us be clear: these sanctions are my Medal of Honour. The fight continues! pic.twitter.com/mfU6kmvDtM
— Raphael Glucksmann (@rglucks1) March 22, 2021
If China's authoritarian leaders really think that they can tell the EU to "correct their false path" to avoid further damage, they're in for some unpleasant surprises. Democracies are slow in getting into conflict, prefer to avoid it, but if they must they'll be pretty stubborn. https://t.co/CCWveZVaT2
— Reinhard Bütikofer (@bueti) March 23, 2021
Oh gosh, I might get onto the Honour Roll! What will they want to do to me? Freeze my assets in China? #China #sanctions https://t.co/A4bPyn5iuL
— Reinhard Bütikofer (@bueti) March 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/saskiabricmont/status/1374335940097892353
https://twitter.com/saskiabricmont/status/1374016327367733250
https://twitter.com/TerryReintke/status/1374020508040183809
#China immediately retaliates against European lawmakers & EU bodies who have pushed for the newly adopted (and long overdue) targeted sanctions over its crackdown in #Xinjiang.
Beijing's bullying generally hits those doing the right thing. No exception here.@bueti @MiriamMLex https://t.co/9I97axX6J6 pic.twitter.com/JafHrOXmWZ
— Claudio Francavilla (@ClaFrancavilla) March 22, 2021
China has placed my foundation, the @AoDemocracies on its sanctions list.
We will never give in to bullying by authoritarian states.
Our work to promote freedom, democracy and human rights around the world continues.
— Anders Fogh Rasmussen (@AndersFoghR) March 22, 2021
Our Chairman @AndersFoghR released this statement in response to the news that the People’s Republic of China has placed sanctions on @AoDemocracies
Rasmussen's full statement: https://t.co/PbB4hNQFPY
China's announcement: https://t.co/3TUi2KeeOL#DefendDemocracy #CDS2021 pic.twitter.com/BdwYpxhauD
— Alliance of Democracies (@AoDemocracies) March 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/MFAestonia/status/1374382580124901390
The UK, EU, Canada and the U.S. imposed sanctions on several Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims, such as torture & forced labor.
China sanctioned several EU entities and officials in response.
The UN says at least 1M Uyghurs are detained. pic.twitter.com/ynWjNLLmVh
— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/EUCouncilPress/status/1373966563225825290
We stand firmly with MEPs @gahler_michael, @MiriamMLex, @bueti, @rglucks1, @ilhankyuchyuk and the @Europarl_EN's Subcommittee on Human Rights who have been sanctioned by China.
I reiterated my support to them and to the other EU individuals and bodies hit by these sanctions. pic.twitter.com/q2kpOu0UXy
— David Sassoli (@EP_President) March 22, 2021
China's sanctions on MEPs, the Human Rights Subcommittee and EU bodies are unacceptable and will have consequences.
The sanctions hit MEPs and @Europarl_EN bodies for expressing opinions in the exercise of their democratic duty.
Human rights are inalienable rights.
— David Sassoli (@EP_President) March 22, 2021
“Today we put the new Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime into practice, including on China. China's response – sanctioning parliamentarians and scientific institutions – is unacceptable. One thing is clear: The EU is serious about human rights.”@HeikoMaas pic.twitter.com/R3R5WVPogW
— GermanForeignOffice (@GermanyDiplo) March 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/EnginEroglu_FW/status/1374278030147862531
China‘s sanctions against parliamentarians and scientists show how #China views the conflict with Europe: It is our freedom that China feels threatened by. We stand by @gahler_michael, @bueti, @merics_eu and all others. We won’t be intimidated! #sanctions
— Norbert Röttgen (@n_roettgen) March 22, 2021
I take note of the news about sanctions by the People's Republic of China. They affect not only me as the Foreign Policy Spokesman for the largest parliamentary group in the European Parliament, but also other MEPs and even the European Parliament's Human Rights Committee 1/2 https://t.co/R9IOFCk7LI
— Michael Gahler (@gahler_michael) March 22, 2021
The #EU sanctions as well as earlier #US sanctions were a principled response to fast-deteriorating human rights situation in #Xinjiang. I’m sad to see that instead of addressing the point of the sanctions #China is engaging in threats & counter-sanctionshttps://t.co/zq7aPw7nQx pic.twitter.com/dyI6JGmeSk
— Miriam M. Lexmann (@MiriamMLex) March 22, 2021
It’s now reviewed by the EP, but I‘ve learned that @EP_Human Rights is on China’s sanction list.
As a substitute member of the @EP_HumanRights, I will not stand down and will continue to express my concerns about China’s human rights violations, particularly against #Uyghurs pic.twitter.com/8bMSGiLBaR
— Samira Rafaela (@samiraraf) March 22, 2021
Chinese can freely access most information posted by these individuals and organizations. Only the @merics_eu and @AoDemocracies websites are not accessible from China and both were blocked long before these sanctions.https://t.co/VKPYOeN9Dmhttps://t.co/dkdIMmJ3vf https://t.co/e88QgvBFbo
— GreatFire.org (@GreatFireChina) March 23, 2021