China threatens consequences over 'malicious' US Uighur bill
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Beijing on Thursday slammed a US bill that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the Xinjiang region.
China will "resolutely hit back and the US will bear the burden of all subsequent consequences", the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement after US President Donald Trump signed the Uighur Human Rights Act into law Wednesday.
A White House spokesman had confirmed thatTrump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 on Wednesday.
On the same dayhis former national security adviser John Bolton claimedTrump told Chinese President Xi Jinping he should proceed in building detainment camps for the group.
In an excerpt of his forthcoming bookBolton wroteTrump discussed the detention camps built by the Chinese government for Uyghurs in western China during a dinner at the G20 last year.
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The US State Department estimates that more than one million Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Muslim minority groups have been detained by the Chinese government in internment camps, where they are reportedly "subjected to torture, cruel and inhumane treatment such as physical and sexual abuse, forced labor and death.''
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called Beijing's actions in Xinjiang "the stain of the century."
TheUyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate. The legislation condemns the Chinese Communist Party for the detention centers and recommends a tougher response to the human rights abuses suffered by Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities in the region.
Under the legislation, the President would have 180 days to submit a report to Congress identifying Chinese officials and any other individuals who are responsible for carrying out torture; prolonged detention without charges and a trial; abduction; cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment of Muslim minority groups; and other flagrant denials of the "right to life, liberty, or the security" of people in Xinjiang.
The individuals identified in the report would then be subject to sanctions, including asset blocking, visa revocation, and ineligibility for entry into the United States. The legislation gives Trump room to opt against imposing sanctions on the officials if he determines and certifies to Congress that holding back on sanctions is in the national interest of the United States.