US 'Xinjiang Human Rights' Sanctions... China Sanctions 2 US Companies and Individuals

In response to the United States sanctioning Chinese companies and officials over 'Xinjiang human rights' issues, China has imposed sanctions on American companies and individuals.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who visited the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is meeting with People's Liberation Army soldiers stationed locally on July 15 of last year.
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On the 26th, Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced at a regular briefing that under the "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law," China is sanctioning the American data analytics company Caron, which has long collected sensitive information related to Xinjiang and provided the basis for U.S. sanctions on Xinjiang. Caron's head of investigations, Edmund Shi, and former U.S. Defense Research Center researcher Nicole Mogret are also subject to sanctions.

China will freeze the assets of these companies and individuals within China and will deny their entry into China (including Hong Kong and Macau). Trade activities with organizations and individuals within China are also prohibited.

Spokesperson Mao emphasized, "The United States must stop insulting China, withdraw its unilateral sanctions against Chinese companies and officials, and cease the implementation of erroneous laws such as the so-called 'Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.' If the U.S. continues to persist, China will definitely respond to the end."

Earlier, on the 8th (local time), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced restrictions on imports of products produced by three Chinese companies: COFCO Sugar Holdings, Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group, and Anhui Xinya New Materials. These companies were accused of cooperating with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region government and being involved in the 'forced labor' of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.

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