News Snapshot:
Beijing is being pressured by the US over its alleged treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang. The outgoing Trump administration sanctioned Chinese companies and officials, blocked a few imports from Xinjiang and initiated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which if enacted by the Biden administration, would pave the way for a boycott of all goods from Xinjiang. Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had termed the persecution of Uyghur ‘genocide’, which China rejected outrightly. Although Joe Biden did not use the word in his talks with Xi Jinping, his administration is set to lock horns with China...
