The Slovenian government today became the latest European Union (EU) country to summon the Chinese ambassador to discuss Beijing‘s “unacceptable” sanctions against members of the European Parliament and organizations.
In the meeting with Chinese Ambassador Wang Shunqing, Slovenia also “stressed its concern about human rights violations against minority communities in Xinjiang and changes in Chinese law on Hong Kong‘s autonomy,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The Chinese government has cracked down on Hong Kong’s opposition, arrested dozens of human rights activists, and suppressed street protests with the “Hong Kong State Security Law.
The Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) also passed a decision in early March to “improve” Hong Kong’s electoral system in order to implement the “patriots rule Hong Kong” policy.
In addition, human rights groups believe that at least 1 million Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities are being held in detention camps in northwest China’s Xinjiang region. China has also been accused of forced female sterilization and forced labor in the region.
The European Union (EU), the United Kingdom, and Canada blacklisted four former and current officials in Xinjiang on 22 May. the United States, which had already sanctioned two of them in July 2020, also added two others to the list.
Beijing immediately hit back, announcing a ban on the entry of 10 Europeans, including five members of the European Parliament, and sanctioning two EU institutions and two think tanks.
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