China today imposed sanctions on nine people and four institutions in the United Kingdom in retaliation for previous sanctions against officials and institutions in Xinjiang for human rights violations. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said today that Britain will summon the Chinese ambassador to London.
Raab said, “The ambassador here will be summoned and we will make very clear where we stand on these MPs and other outspoken people and we will make clear that we will be outspoken and not silenced in relation to these human rights abuses.”
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on its official website this morning that it had imposed sanctions on nine British personnel and four institutions in retaliation for the UK’s previous sanctions against officials and institutions in Xinjiang for human rights abuses. The Chinese Foreign Ministry also claimed that China’s determination to defend national sovereignty and security is unwavering.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that with immediate effect, the persons concerned and their immediate Family members will be banned from entering China (including Hong Kong and Macau), their property will be frozen in China, and Chinese citizens and institutions will be prohibited from trading with them. China reserves the right to take further measures.
According to a press release on the official website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the nine sanctioned individuals include four Conservative members of the House of Commons and former leader of the Conservative Party, Iain Duncan Smith, a member of the House of Lords, Lord Alton, and three British lawyers.
The four sanctioned organizations are the China Research Group, the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, and the Uighur Independent Tribunal. “The Uyghur Tribunal, and Essex Court Chambers.
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