BEIJING/OTTAWA—The United States on March 27 condemned Beijing’s sanctions against two U.S. religious-rights officials and a Canadian lawmaker amid a dispute over Beijing’s treatment of Muslim Uyghurs and other minorities.
China’s moves “only contribute to the growing international scrutiny of the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. We stand in solidarity with Canada, the UK, the EU, and other partners and allies around the world in calling on the (China) to end the human rights violations and abuses,” U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement.
