US, Canada, EU Impose Sanctions on Chinese Officials; Beijing Retaliates With Counter-Sanctions

by IANS – Mar 23, 2021 05:16 AM US-China wars In a joint Trans-Atlantic operation, the US, Canada, Britain and the European Union have imposed sanctions against Chinese officials they say are responsible for the human rights abuses against the Uighur people and Beijing retaliated with counter-sanctions. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who is travelling to Brussels, said on Monday, “We have taken this action today in solidarity with our partners in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union.” While the US has imposed sanctions on China for the treatment of the mostly Muslim Uighurs, this is the…