China Deserves New Sanctions Over Xinjiang, EU Lawmakers Say


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(Bloomberg) -- European Union lawmakers pushed to bolster sanctions against Chinese officials involved in alleged human rights violations in the western region of Xinjiang. The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on Thursday condemning systematic repression of the Uyghur community in China, including through mass deportation, family separation, religious restrictions and the extensive use of surveillance. It called for a ban on importing goods made with forced labor. “The European Parliament is signaling that it no longer wants the EU to be complicit with the Chinese totalitarian regime, which has been perpetuating a crime against humanity in the Xinjiang province...