U.S. Bill Targets Chinese Repression of Uyghurs

U.S. bill targets Chinese repression of Uyghurs

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers this week announced a bill that would broaden existing sanctions to combat what one senator called “a deliberate and systematic campaign to destroy the Uyghur people” — one of a set of bills targeting China over its treatment of minority groups, dissidents and Taiwan as bilateral trade negotiations continue. The measure…

Senate Bill Could Lead to Sanctions for Deporting Uyghurs to China

Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a bill July 29 that would direct the Office of Foreign Assets Control to determine whether to sanction foreign officials involved in the forced deportation of Uyghurs and other "at-risk individuals"...