China Sanctions U.S. Lawmakers That Include Senators Marco Rubio And Ted Cruz Over Xinjiang

USA Today: China sanctions U.S. lawmakers including Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz over Xinjiang

China on Monday announced retaliatory sanctions against U.S. officials and entities, including Republican Senator Marco Rubio, after Washington sanctioned senior Chinese officials who it claimed are responsible for mass detentions, religious persecution and forced sterilization against Muslim Uighur minorities in China's Xinjiang province.

Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying disclosed the sanctions during a daily briefing. Also sanctioned: Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas; Sam Brownback, a U.S. Ambassador for religious freedom; Representative Chris Smith, R-N.J.; and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which monitors human rights.

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