China’s sanctions against 28 Trump officials continue to fester in the U.S. political arena. A federal senator said on the 22nd that the move was clearly intended to intimidate Biden officials so that they would not dare to confront China; the Chinese ambassador to the U.S. should be expelled if he is involved, and Biden should also return to Beijing with sanctions.
Senator Cotton, a Republican
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has sanctioned 28 “anti-China politicians” during the Trump presidency in a major move to coincide with the transition of power in the United States. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, former health Secretary Alex Azar and former Undersecretary of State Keith Krach are among the names.
Republican Senator Tom Cotton (R-Texas) said on the Senate floor that China has long tried to coerce Americans at all levels of government and business in the United States, and that the recent sanctions are just one of those actions.
Cotton noted that this is a direct attack on the independence of U.S. policy toward China, and is intended to coerce Biden Administration officials who could suffer future personal financial losses if they dare to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party.” Some officials may begin to think about the potential damage this could do to them in the future, and then start to get a little worried.”
Cotton called on Biden to view the sanctions as an attack on his foreign policy by China on his first day in office and condemn it in the strongest possible terms, and also to return the sanctions to the Chinese officials responsible for this coercive action. In addition, future nominations of individuals with professional or financial dealings with China for high office should be avoided, as the threat of sanctions alone could compromise them.
Cotton also stressed that Biden should determine whether Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai was involved in the sanctions action, and if so, he should be immediately expelled for the overreaching attempt to overturn U.S. foreign policy.
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